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The Andromeda Strain
1971
· Movie
· 131 min
B
MEANRANK
70/100
Every rating
57–90
out of 100
A US satellite crashes in a small town, bringing with it a deadly extraterrestrial microorganism that kills almost everyone it contacts. A team of top scientists is assembled in a secret underground laboratory to study the organism, code-named "Andromeda." They race against time to understand and contain it before it mutates and spreads across the planet.
Details
- Director
- Robert Wise
- Writer
- Nelson Gidding
- Based on
- The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton
- Studio
- Robert Wise Productions
- Released
- 12 March 1971
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 131 min
- Rated
- G
- Budget
- $6.5M
- Box office
- $12.4M
- Awards
- 0 wins, 4 nominations
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Awards & nominations
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| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Film Editing | Stuart Gilmore, John W. Holmes | Nominee |
| Academy Awards 1972 | Best Art Direction | Boris Leven, William H. Tuntke, Ruby R. Levitt | Nominee |
| Golden Globes 1972 | Best Original Score | Gil Mellé | Nominee |
| Hugo Award 1972 | Best Dramatic Presentation | Robert Wise, Nelson Gidding, Michael Crichton | Nominee |
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Academy Awards
2 nominations
| Best Art Direction | Boris Leven, William H. Tuntke, Ruby R. Levitt | Nominee |
| Best Film Editing | Stuart Gilmore, John W. Holmes | Nominee |
Golden Globes
1 nomination
| Best Original Score | Gil Mellé | Nominee |
Hugo Award
1 nomination
| Best Dramatic Presentation | Robert Wise, Nelson Gidding, Michael Crichton | Nominee |