The andromeda strain movie 1971
From this first time viewing, for my money, I felt it took a time to get going, but ends up being quite taut and suspenseful. I had heard of it, and I felt for a long time I must have seen it, but it was clear from five minutes in, I had never watched it before. This was one of the few Michael Crichton adaptations that I had never before seen. Generally since its release, the opinion of critics of this film has been mixed, with some praising the film for sticking close to the original novel, and others disliking it for the plot being drawn out for as long as it is. Douglas Trumbull ( 2001: A Space Odyssey, Silent Running) created the special effects, which are still as effective today and the film’s cinematography by Richard H Kline, with his use of split-screen and split-diopter shots, almost outdoes Brian De Palma’s use of the same technical elements. The film is notable for numerous reasons. The stars at the time were relatively unknown, they certainly weren’t a box office draw, and the film, which follows the book relatively closely, was set up as fact, which it clearly wasn’t, but having non-stars in the lead roles adds to that faux authenticity.
The film stars Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid and David Wayne as the team of scientists who investigate the deadly organism.
It was based on Michael Crichton’s 1969 novel of the same name and adapted by Nelson Gidding. The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 American science fiction thriller film produced and directed by Robert Wise.
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Realising that the satellite brought back a lethal organism from another world, a team of government scientists have to race against the clock to understand the extraterrestrial virus, code name “Andromeda”, before it can wipe out all life on the planet.
The satellite and the two survivors are sent to Wildfire, a top secret underground laboratory equipped with a nuclear self destruct mechanism in case of an outbreak. Robert Wise’s cult sci-fi gets the 4K treatment from ArrowĪfter a government satellite crashes outside a small town in New Mexico, within minutes every inhabitant of the town is dead, save for a crying baby and an old man.