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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When & where

Streaming on

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Top of the call sheet

• 
  Arthur Hill
  as Dr. Jeremy Stone
• 
  David Wayne
  as Dr. Charles Dutton
• 
  James Olson
  as Dr. Mark Hall
• 
  Kate Reid
  as Dr. Ruth Leavitt
• 
  Paula Kelly
  as Karen Anson
• 
  George Mitchell
  as Jackson

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