The Andromeda Strain
The Andromeda Strain
Release: 1971-03-12
·Runtime: 131m
·★ 7.0
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Robert Wise Productions
Cast
Arthur Hill
as Dr. Jeremy Stone
David Wayne
as Dr. Charles Dutton
James Olson
as Dr. Mark Hall
Kate Reid
as Dr. Ruth Leavitt
Paula Kelly
as Karen Anson
George Mitchell
as Jackson
Ramon Bieri
as Major Manchek
Peter Hobbs
as General Sparks
Richard O'Brien
as Grimes
Eric Christmas
as Senator from Vermont
Peter Helm
as Sgt. Crane (Piedmont team)
Carl Reindel
as Lt. Comroe
Ken Swofford
as Toby (technician)
Frances Reid
as Clara Dutton
Richard Bull
as Air Force Major
John Carter
as MP Capt. Morton
Glenn Langan
as Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Susan Brown
as Allison Stone (uncredited)
Walter Brooke
as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)
Jan Burrell
as Mother - Piedmont (uncredited)
Michael Crichton
as Bearded Surgeon (uncredited)
David McLean
as Sen. McKenzie (uncredited)
Emory Parnell
as Pete 'Old Doughboy' Arnold (uncredited)
Michael Pataki
as Operator of 'The Hand' (uncredited)
Quinn K. Redeker
as Capt. Morris (uncredited)
Garry Walberg
as Technician (uncredited)
Ivor Barry
as Murray (uncredited)
Lance Fuller
as Man (uncredited)
Don Messick
as Alarm (voice) (uncredited)
Lisa Daniels
as Woman (uncredited)
Walker Edmiston
as Voice (voice) (uncredited)
Sandra Ego
as Girl (uncredited)
Victoria Paige Meyerink
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Midori
as Bess - Lab Technician (uncredited)
Lorna Thayer
as Woman (uncredited)
