The Andromeda Strain (1971)

The Andromeda Strain (1971) (DVD) (*)

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Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
130 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (2.35:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Posters
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1971 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Robert Wise

Written By:
Michael Crichton
Nelson Gidding

Actors:
Arthur Hill ..... Dr. Jeremy Stone
David Wayne ..... Dr. Charles Dutton
James Olson ..... Dr. Mark Hall
Kate Reid ..... Dr. Ruth Leavitt
Paula Kelly ..... Karen Anson
George Mitchell ..... Jackson
Ramon Bieri ..... Major Manchek
Kermit Murdock ..... Dr. Robertson
Richard O'Brien ..... Grimes
Peter Hobbs ..... General Sparks
Eric Christmas ..... Senator from Vermont
Mark Jenkins ..... Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team)
Peter Helm ..... Sgt. Crane (Piedmont team)
Joe Di Reda ..... Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk
Carl Reindel ..... Lt. Comroe

Synopsis:

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. Many years prior to this incident, a group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone advocated for the construction of a secure laboratory facility that would serve as a base in the event an alien biological life form was returned to Earth from a space mission. Stone and his team - Drs. Dutton, Leavitt and Hall - go to the facility, known as Wildfire, and try to first isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont (an old wino 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 should it manage to escape.

When the capsule of the Scoop Mission returns to Earth and lands in the small town of Piedmont, it brings an unearthy organism with it. Except a crying baby and an old man with an ulcer, the entire population dies from clotted blood. A team of four scientists - leader Dr. Jeremy Stone, Dr. Charles Dutton, Dr. Mark Hall and Dr. Ruth Leavitt - are summoned and gathered together in the top secret Wildfire facility. Fighting against time, they try to understand the reason why the old man and the baby survived and research an antidote to Andromeda, the ultimate biological weapon.

A U.S. Army satellite (Scoop VII) falls to earth near Piedmont, New Mexico. The recovery team experiences difficulties as it becomes clear that the satellite has performed its intended function all too well, and has brought back something from space. A team of scientists is assembled in a high-tech, underground facility to identify and defeat the "enemy" before it is too late.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 16 September, 2021.