The Andromeda Strain (1971)

Description

Directed with clinical precision by Academy Award® winner* Robert Wise, The Andromeda Strain is a compelling account of the earth's first biological crisis. After an errant satellite crashes to earth near a remote New Mexico village, the recovery team discovers that everyone in the town are victims of a horrible death. The survivors are brought to a state-of-the-art underground laboratory, where the puzzled scientists race against time to determine the nature of the deadly alien virus before it wreaks worldwide havoc. A trailblazer in the areas of special effects and inventive sets, The Andromeda Strain is based on Michael Chricton's best-selling-novel that created national paranoia for its topic relevance to the first moon landing and is perhaps the most chillingly realistic science fiction thriller ever made. *1961 Best Picture, Best Director, West Side Story. 1965 Best Picture, Best Director, The Sound of Music.