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The Andromeda Strain (1971) on IMDb

The Andromeda Strain (1971)

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!

The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 American science fiction thriller film produced and directed by Robert Wise. Based on Michael Crichton‘s 1969 novel of the same name and adapted by Nelson Gidding, the film stars Arthur HillJames OlsonKate Reid, and David Wayne as a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin. With a few exceptions, the film follows the book closely. The special effects were designed by Douglas Trumbull. The film is notable for its use of split screen in certain scenes.

The Andromeda Strain
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