The Andromeda Strain
“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 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.
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2h 11m
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Mar 12, 1971
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United States of America
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G
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$6.5M
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$12.4M
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5.0 (1 rating)
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3.5 (843 ratings)
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Arthur Hill — Dr. Jeremy Stone,David Wayne — Dr. Charles Dutton,James Olson — Dr. Mark Hall,Kate Reid — Dr. Ruth Leavitt,Paula Kelly — Karen Anson,George Mitchell — Jackson,Ramon Bieri — Major Manchek,Peter Hobbs — General Sparks,Kermit Murdock — Dr. Robertson,Richard O'Brien — Grimes
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