The Andromeda Strain

7

United States Of America

Science Fiction Thriller

131 min

1971

Arthur Hill Jan Burrell Michael Crichton David McLean Emory Parnell Michael Pataki Quinn K. Redeker Garry Walberg Ivor Barry Lance Fuller Don Messick Lisa Daniels Walker Edmiston Sandra Ego Victoria Paige Meyerink Midori Walter Brooke Susan Brown Glenn Langan David Wayne James Olson Kate Reid Paula Kelly George Mitchell Ramon Bieri Peter Hobbs Richard O'Brien Eric Christmas Peter Helm Carl Reindel Ken Swofford Frances Reid Richard Bull John Carter Lorna Thayer

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.