---
title: 'The Andromeda Strain (1971)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Wise'
released: '1971-03-12'
runtime_minutes: 131
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Science Fiction'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-andromeda-strain-1971'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066769/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Andromeda Strain (1971)

1971 · G · 131 min · Science Fiction · United States


## Synopsis

The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 American science-fiction thriller film directed and produced by Robert Wise, adapted by Nelson Gidding from Michael Crichton's 1969 novel. It stars Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, and David Wayne as a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wise)
- **Producer:** [Robert Wise](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-wise)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Crichton](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-crichton), [Nelson Gidding](https://cinepixo.com/people/nelson-gidding)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Gil Mellé](https://cinepixo.com/people/gil-melle)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard H. Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-h-kline)
- **Editor:** [Stuart Gilmore](https://cinepixo.com/people/stuart-gilmore)

## Cast

- [Glenn Langan](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-langan)
- [Eric Christmas](https://cinepixo.com/people/eric-christmas)
- [Walter Brooke](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-brooke)
- [James Olson](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-olson)
- [Paula Kelly](https://cinepixo.com/people/paula-kelly)
- [Richard Bull](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-bull)
- [George Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-mitchell)
- [Michael Pataki](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-pataki)
- [Ramon Bieri](https://cinepixo.com/people/ramon-bieri)
- [Peter Hobbs](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-hobbs)
- [Kate Reid](https://cinepixo.com/people/kate-reid)
- [Susan Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-brown)
- [David Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-wayne)
- [Arthur Hill](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-hill)
- [John Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-carter)

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