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The Andromeda Strain

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The Andromeda Strain
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G,2hrs 7min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Action
Released:
January 1, 1971
Director:
Robert Wise
Distributor:
Image Entertainment
Starring:
Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson  ...more
Synopsis: The "Andromeda Strain" is a deadly extraterrestrial virus. It is brought to Earth when a research satellite crashes near a tiny Arizona town. Everyone in the community dies within days, except for a baby and an "insulated" drunkard. Recruited from labs all over North America, doctors Charles Dutton (David Wayne), Jeremy Stone (Arthur Hill), Ruth Leavitt (Kate Reid), and Mark Hall (James Olson) don radiation suits and race against time to isolate and destroy the virus. The film is based on a novel ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Based on the novel by best-selling science fiction alarmist Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain combines nuclear fears with space-age technophobia and early-'70s paranoia. Though the action occasionally flags, director Robert Wise documents a diverse group of scientists' efforts to identify a mysterious killer organism and vanquish it with clinical precision, making the most of split-screen editing ... Full Review
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Arthur Hill
Dr. Jeremy Stone
David Wayne
Dr. Charles Dutton
James Olson
Dr. Mark Hall
Kate Reid
Dr. Ruth Leavitt
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