The Andromeda Strain (1971) [G]

Release Date:
March 12, 1971

Original Title:
The Andromeda Strain

Alternate Titles:
Andromeda
Andromeda - Tödlicher Staub aus dem All
La amenaza de Andrómeda
Le Mystère Andromède
Le mystère Andromède
Tajemnica Andromedy
The Andromeda Strain
Virus Andromeda
Ανδρομέδα: Αποστολή Άκρως Απόρρητος
Απειλή από το Διάστημα

Genres:
Science Fiction | Thriller

Production Companies:
Universal Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 16  DE: 12  GB: PG  HU: 16  IE: PG  JP: PG12  NL: 12  NZ: PG  SE: 15  US: G 

Runtime: 131

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!

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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Art Direction:
William H. Tuntke

Costume Design:
Helen Colvig

Director:
Robert Wise

Director of Photography:
Richard H. Kline

Editor:
Stuart Gilmore
John W. Holmes

Grip:
Kenneth Smith

Hairstylist:
Larry Germain

Makeup Artist:
Bud Westmore

Novel:
Michael Crichton

Original Music Composer:
Gil Mellé

Producer:
Robert Wise

Production Design:
Boris Leven

Screenplay:
Nelson Gidding

Set Decoration:
Ruby R. Levitt

Sound:
James R. Alexander
Ronald Pierce
Waldon O. Watson

Special Effects:
Whitey McMahon

Visual Effects:
Douglas Trumbull
Albert Whitlock
Jamie Shourt

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