FILMTAThe Andromeda Strain1971

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How Long Is “The Andromeda Strain”?

Name: The Andromeda Strain
Genre: SF, drama, suspense/thriller, other
Released: 1971-03-12
Duration: 131 min
Cast: Arthur Hill, James Olson, David Wayne, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly

2h 11m runtime

19712h 11mSF • drama • suspense/thriller • other

SF film with a runtime of 131 minutes, released in 1971. Presented in English.

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Runtime2h 11m

Minutes131

One SittingYes

With Break2h 23m

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Robert Wise directs this science-fiction thriller, based on Michael Crichton's novel. When a US space rocket crash-lands near a town in Arizona, the curious locals open the capsule to see what's inside. It's a bad move: almost immediately, the town's entire population, bar one old man and a baby, is killed by a blood-clotting, extraterrestrial pathogen. A team of scientists from a government biotech lab, led by Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid and David Wayne, engage in the battle to defeat the alien life form before it wipes out mankind. But, just as they seem to be making promising progress, the virus mutates into an even more virulent form..

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Runtime2h 11m

Can Finish TonightYes

One SittingYes

With Break2h 23m

Movie Facts

Release DateMarch 12, 1971

Runtime2h 11m

LanguageEnglish

GenresSF, drama, suspense/thriller, other

DirectorRobert Wise

ProducerRobert Wise

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