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!
131 mins
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.
Kermit Murdock
Dr. Robertson
Mark Jenkins
Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team)
Joe Di Reda
Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk
Sandra de Bruin
Technician (uncredited)
Bart La Rue
Medic Captain (uncredited)
Dee Carroll
Technician (uncredited)
Len Wayland
Utah Crash Site Officer (uncredited)
Jason Johnson
Dr. Benedict (uncredited)
Joan Swift
Decontamination Receptionist (uncredited)
Nelson Gidding
Screenplay
Gil Mellé
Original Music Composer
Richard H. Kline
Director of Photography
Stuart Gilmore
Editor
John W. Holmes
Editor
James R. Alexander
Sound
Ronald Pierce
Sound
Waldon O. Watson
Sound
Whitey McMahon
Special Effects
William H. Tuntke
Art Direction
Ruby R. Levitt
Set Decoration
Larry Germain
Hairstylist
Jamie Shourt
Visual Effects
Albert Whitlock
Visual Effects
Kenneth Smith
Grip