The Andromeda Strain
by Robert Wise
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Actor: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Paula KellyDirector: Robert Wise
Brand: Universal
Cinematographer: Richard H. Kline
Producer: Robert Wise
Editor: John W. Holmes
Editor: Stuart Gilmore
Writer: Michael Crichton
Writer: Nelson Gidding
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 131 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-04-01
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Andromeda Strain
Movie Review: Still a strong movie
Summary: 5 Stars
Still a heart pounding tensely played out what-if sci-fi drama. Have always enjoyed it, always will!
Summary of The Andromeda Strain
Scientists rush to isolate an alien germ brought back by a space probe.From the michael crichton novel. Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 04/01/2003 Starring: James Olson Arthur Hill Run time: 131 minutes Rating: G Director: Robert WiseThe best-selling novel by Michael Crichton was faithfully adapted for this taut 1971 thriller, about a team of scientists racing against time to destroy a deadly alien virus that threatens to wipe out life on Earth. As usual with any Crichton-based movie, the emphasis is on an exciting clash between nature and science, beginning when virologists discover the outer-space virus in a tiny town full of corpses. Projecting total contamination, the scientists isolate the deadly strain in a massive, high-tech underground lab facility, which is rigged for nuclear destruction if the virus is not successfully controlled. The movie spends a great deal of time covering the scientific procedures of the high-pressure investigation, and the rising tensions between scientists who have been forced to work in claustrophobic conditions. It's all very fascinating if you're interested in scientific method and technological advances, although the film is obviously dated in many of its details. It's more effective as a thriller in which tension is derived not only from the deadly threat of the virus, but from the escalating fear and anxiety among the small group of people who've been assigned to save the human race. The basic premise is still captivating; it's easy to see how this became the foundation of Crichton's science-thriller empire. --Jeff Shannon
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