The Andromeda Strain
1971 · directed by Robert Wise
- Rating
- 68/100
- Hit
- no
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.
The Andromeda Strain (1971), directed by Robert Wise, rates 68/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Arthur Hill
- David Wayne
- James Olson
- Kate Reid
- Paula Kelly
- George Mitchell
- Ramon Bieri
- Peter Hobbs
- Kermit Murdock
- Richard O'Brien
Crew
- Richard H. Kline — Director of Photography
- John W. Holmes — Editor
- Stuart Gilmore — Editor
- Gil Mellé — Original Music Composer
- Nelson Gidding — Screenplay
More from Robert Wise
- West Side Story (1961) — 96/100 · hit
- The Sound of Music (1965) — 84/100 · hit
- Executive Suite (1954) — 83/100 · hit
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) — 81/100 · hit
- I Want to Live! (1958) — 81/100 · hit
- The Set-Up (1949) — 79/100
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