The Andromeda Strain (1971)

03/12/1971 2h 11m

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!

How old is the movie?

54 years 3 months 7 days

Overview

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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Cast Ages at Release

Arthur Hill

as Dr. Jeremy Stone

Born 08/01/1922

Died 10/22/2006, age 84

David Wayne

as Dr. Charles Dutton

Born 01/30/1914

Died 02/09/1995, age 81

James Olson

as Dr. Mark Hall

Born 10/08/1930

Died 04/17/2022, age 91

Kate Reid

as Dr. Ruth Leavitt

Born 11/04/1930

Died 03/27/1993, age 62

Paula Kelly

as Karen Anson

Born 10/21/1943

Died 02/08/2020, age 76

Ramon Bieri

as Major Manchek

Born 06/16/1929

Died 05/27/2001, age 71

Eric Christmas

as Senator from Vermont

Born 03/19/1916

Died 07/22/2000, age 84

Glenn Langan

as Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

Born 07/08/1917

Died 01/26/1991, age 73

Walter Brooke

as Assistant to Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

Born 10/13/1914

Died 08/20/1986, age 71

Jan Burrell

as Mother - Piedmont (uncredited)

Born 12/02/1939, age 85

Michael Crichton

as Bearded Surgeon (uncredited)

Born 10/23/1942

Died 11/04/2008, age 66

David McLean

as Sen. McKenzie (uncredited)

Born 05/19/1922

Died 10/12/1995, age 73

Michael Pataki

as Operator of 'The Hand' (uncredited)

Born 01/16/1938

Died 04/15/2010, age 72

Quinn K. Redeker

as Capt. Morris (uncredited)

Born 05/02/1936

Died 12/20/2022, age 86

Lance Fuller

as Man (uncredited)

Born 12/06/1928

Died 12/22/2001, age 73