The Andromeda Strain

"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!"

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7.0/10

759 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Academy Awards

📋 2 nominations

Nominated

Best Production Design

Best Film Editing

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$6.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$12.4M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$5.9M

ROI: +90%

Budget Recovery190% of budget

$0|Budget: $6.5M|Revenue: $12.4M

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Based On

The Andromeda Strain

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

California

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Story Setting

Set In

CaliforniaUtahNew MexicoNevadaWashington, D.C.

Time Period

1971

Themes & Subjects

#dying#researchethics#ethicsinscience#extraterrestrialmicroorganism#extraterrestriallife#biologicalwarfare#science#epidemic#astrobiology#scientificmethod

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Richard H. Kline

Film Editing

Stuart Gilmore

Music / Score

Gil Mellé

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Distributors

Universal Pictures

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Where to Watch The Andromeda Strain

Available in 67 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaG	Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads	YouTube Free	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United KingdomPG	—	YouTube Free	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesG

United KingdomPG

AustraliaM

Germany12

JapanPG12

Brazil16

Denmark15

FinlandK-16

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Production

Director

Robert Wise

Writers

Michael Crichton, Nelson Gidding

Production Companies

Robert Wise Productions

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)

Tags & Keywords

biological weaponbased on novel or bookbiologynew mexicoepilepsychemistrysecret labdisasterepidemicnuclear threatvirusextraterrestrial lifeepidemiaanxiouscautionary

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