
The Andromeda Strain
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.
Top Billed Cast

Arthur Hill
Dr. Jeremy Stone

David Wayne
Dr. Charles Dutton

James Olson
Dr. Mark Hall

Kate Reid
Dr. Ruth Leavitt

Paula Kelly
Karen Anson
Featured Crew
John W. Holmes
Editor
Richard H. Kline
Director of Photography

Robert Wise
Director

Robert Wise
Producer
Nelson Gidding
Screenplay
Stuart Gilmore
Editor

Michael Crichton
Novel
Gil Mellé
Original Music Composer
Waldon O. Watson
Sound
James R. Alexander
Sound
Ronald Pierce
Sound
Whitey McMahon
Special Effects