The Andromeda Strain

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. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to 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.

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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

George Mitchell

Jackson

Ramon Bieri

Major Manchek

Peter Hobbs

General Sparks

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Kermit Murdock

Dr. Robertson

Richard O'Brien

Grimes

Eric Christmas

Senator from Vermont

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Mark Jenkins

Lt. Shawn (Piedmont team)

Peter Helm

Sgt. Crane (Piedmont team)

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Joe Di Reda

Wildfire Computer Sgt. Burk

Carl Reindel

Lt. Comroe

Ken Swofford

Toby (technician)

Frances Reid

Clara Dutton

Richard Bull

Air Force Major

John Carter

MP Capt. Morton

Glenn Langan

Cabinet Secretary (uncredited)

Crew

Art

• William H. Tuntke Art Direction
• Ruby R. Levitt Set Decoration
• Boris Leven Production Design
• Thomas J. Wright Production Illustrator
• Ed Keyes Property Master

Camera

• Richard H. Kline Director of Photography
• Kenneth Smith Grip
• Eric D. Andersen Assistant Camera
• Larry Barbier Still Photographer
• Mike Benson Assistant Camera
• James R. Connell Camera Operator
• Karl Reed Key Grip
• Ronald Vidor First Assistant Camera

Costume & Make-Up

• Helen Colvig Costume Design
• Bud Westmore Makeup Artist
• Larry Germain Hairstylist
• Richard Blair Makeup Artist
• Robert Ellsworth Costumer
• Grace Kuhn Costumer

Crew

• Whitey McMahon Special Effects
• Charles Clement Post Production Supervisor
• Joseph Kite Cableman
• Johnny Borgese Special Effects
• Paul Stader Stunts
• William Koselka Technical Advisor

Directing

• Robert Wise Director
• Ridgeway Callow Assistant Director
• James Fargo Second Assistant Director
• Walter Dominguez Assistant Director Trainee
• Marie Kenney Script Supervisor

Editing

• John W. Holmes Editor
• Stuart Gilmore Editor

Lighting

• Everett Lehman Gaffer
• Doug Mathias Lighting Technician
• James Plannette Lighting Technician

Production

• Robert Wise Producer
• Ernest B. Wehmeyer Production Manager

Sound

• Gil Mellé Original Music Composer
• Waldon O. Watson Sound
• Ronald Pierce Sound
• James R. Alexander Sound
• William Griffith Sound Recordist
• Gil Mellé Music Arranger
• Gil Mellé Musician
• J. Peter Robinson Musician

Visual Effects

• Douglas Trumbull Visual Effects
• Jamie Shourt Visual Effects
• Albert Whitlock Visual Effects

Writing

• Michael Crichton Novel
• Nelson Gidding Screenplay

Photos