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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
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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