The Andromeda Strain
1971 · TMDB 7.1
Directed by Robert Wise
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 scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to 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.
Why it matters
Robert Wise's adaptation of Michael Crichton's novel sees a team of scientists in a sealed underground facility race to identify a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism before it escapes.
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Released
- 1971-03-12
- Studio
- Robert Wise Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- TMDB score
- 7.1
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