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The Andromeda Strain

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 scramble to a secure laboratory and try to first 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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Box Office

Budget: $6,500,000
Revenue: $12,376,563
ROI: +90.4%

Verdict: Break Even

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Crew

Directors

> Robert Wise (Director)
> Richard H. Kline (Director of Photography)
> Ridgeway Callow (Assistant Director)
> James Fargo (Second Assistant Director)
> Walter Dominguez (Assistant Director Trainee)

Writers

> Michael Crichton (Novel)
> Nelson Gidding (Screenplay)