The Andromeda Strain (1971)

US:: G UK:: PG Science Fiction Thriller

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..

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Runtime: 131 mins Revenue: $12,376,563 Budget: $6,500,000 Rating: 7.0

Cast

Eric Christmas

Senator from Vermont

Carl Reindel

Lt. Comroe

David Wayne

Dr. Charles Dutton

George Mitchell

Jackson

Richard Bull

Air Force Major

Ramon Bieri

Major Manchek

Kate Reid

Dr. Ruth Leavitt

Ken Swofford

Toby (technician)