What is The Andromeda Strain (movie)?
{{italictitle}} '''''The Andromeda Strain''''' is a 1971 American [[science fiction]] [[thriller movie]] directed by [[Robert Wise]] and based on the 1969 [[novel]] of the same name by [[Michael Crichton]]. It stars [[Arthur Hill]], [[James Olson]], [[David Wayne]], [[Paula Kelly (actress)|Paula Kelly]], [[Kate Reid]] and [[George Mitchell]] and was distributed by [[Universal Pictures]]. It was nominated for 2 [[Academy Awards]] in 1972. With a few exceptions, the movie follows the book closely. It is about a team of [[scientist]]s who [[:wikt:investigate|investigate]] a deadly [[organism]] of [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] origin which has killed almost all the [[:wikt:inhabitant|inhabitant]]s of a [[:wikt:remote|remote]] [[village]] in [[New Mexico]]. Despite the G rating, it contains intense imagery as it was aimed at older audiences. ==Other websites== *{{IMDb title|0066769|The Andromeda Strain}} {{movie-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Andromeda Strain, The}} [[Category:1971 science fiction movies]] [[Category:1971 thriller movies]] [[Category:American science fiction movies]] [[Category:American thriller movies]] [[Category:Movies based on books]] [[Category:Movies about diseases]] [[Category:Movies about extraterrestrial life]] [[Category:Movies set in New Mexico]] [[Category:Movies set in Utah]] [[Category:Movies set in Washington, D.C.]] [[Category:Movies set in deserts]] [[Category:Movies directed by Robert Wise]] [[Category:Universal Pictures movies]] [[Category:1970s English-language movies]] [[Category:Movies about viral outbreaks]]