Released
The Andromeda Strain
March 12 1971 (almost 54 years ago)Rating
70
Based on
693 reviews
The picture runs 130 minutes... The story covers 96 of the most critical hours in man's history... The suspense will last through your lifetime!
- Director: Robert Wise
- Writer: Nelson Gidding
- Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller
- Runtime: 2 h 11 m
- Budget: $6,500,000
- Box office: $12,376,563
- Country: United States of America
- Company: Robert Wise Productions
When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.
