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This article is about the 1971 film. For the book, see The Andromeda Strain. The Andromeda Strain (1969 by Michael Crichton, is a Techno-thriller Novel documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating For the 2008 miniseries, see The Andromeda Strain (2008 miniseries). The Andromeda Strain is a 2008 science-fiction miniseries based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton
The Andromeda Strain

Theatrical release poster
Directed byRobert Wise
Produced byRobert Wise
Written byNovel:
Michael Crichton
Screenplay:
Nelson Gidding
StarringArthur Hill
James Olson
Kate Reid
David Wayne
Paula Kelly
George Mitchell
Music byGil Melle
CinematographyRichard H. Kline
Editing byStuart Gilmore
John W. Holmes
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date(s)March 12, 1971 (USA)
Running time130 min. Robert Wise ( September 10, 1914 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor film editor and Academy Robert Wise ( September 10, 1914 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor film editor and Academy John Michael Crichton, ˈkraɪtən, (born October 23 1942 is an American author Film producer, Film director, Medical doctor, and Television producer Nelson Roosevelt Gidding ( September 15 1919 – May 1 2004) was an American Screenwriter specializing in adaptations Arthur Edward Spence Hill ( August 1, 1922 - October 22, 2006) was a Canadian Tony Award -winning Actor best James Olson (born October 8, 1930) is an American Actor. Olson was born in Evanston Illinois and graduated from Northwestern Kate Daphne Reid ( November 4 1930 &ndash March 27 1993) was a Canadian stage film and television actress David Wayne ( January 30 1914 - February 9 1995) was a Tony Award -winning American Actor with a career spanning Paula Kelly (b October 21 1943, Jacksonville Florida) is an Emmy Award -nominated African-American dancer and actress in motion pictures and George Mitchell' s acting credits include the film The Andromeda Strain (1972 directed by Robert Wise, co-starring Arthur Hill, and based on Gil Mellé ( December 31, 1931 &ndash October 28, 2004) was an Artist, Jazz musician and Film composer. Richard Howard Kline, ASC ( 15 November 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA is an American Cinematographer. John Wendell Holmes, OC, FRSC ( 18 June 1910 &ndash 13 August 1988) was a Canadian diplomat and academic Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.
LanguageEnglish
Gross revenueUnknown
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The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 science-fiction film, based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease of extraterrestrial origin which causes rapid, fatal clotting of the blood. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1971 in film involved some significant events Events February 8 - Bob Dylan 's hour long documentary The Andromeda Strain (1969 by Michael Crichton, is a Techno-thriller Novel documenting the efforts of a team of scientists investigating The year 1969 in literature involved some significant events and new books John Michael Crichton, ˈkraɪtÉ™n, (born October 23 1942 is an American author Film producer, Film director, Medical doctor, and Television producer A scientist, in the broadest sense refers to any person that engages in a systematic activity to acquire Knowledge or an individual that engages in such practices A disease is an abnormal condition of an organism that impairs bodily functions and can be deadly Outer space, often simply called space, comprises the relatively empty regions of the Universe outside the escape velocities of Celestial bodies. A thrombus, or blood clot, is the final product of the Blood coagulation step in Hemostasis. Blood is a specialized Bodily fluid that delivers necessary substances to the body's cells €”such as nutrients and oxygen—and transports Waste products The film was directed by Robert Wise and starred Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, and David Wayne. Robert Wise ( September 10, 1914 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor film editor and Academy Arthur Edward Spence Hill ( August 1, 1922 - October 22, 2006) was a Canadian Tony Award -winning Actor best James Olson (born October 8, 1930) is an American Actor. Olson was born in Evanston Illinois and graduated from Northwestern Kate Daphne Reid ( November 4 1930 &ndash March 27 1993) was a Canadian stage film and television actress David Wayne ( January 30 1914 - February 9 1995) was a Tony Award -winning American Actor with a career spanning The film follows the book very closely. The special effects were designed by Douglas Trumbull. The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called Douglas Trumbull (born April 8, 1942, Los Angeles) is an American Film director and Special effects supervisor A young Michael Crichton makes a cameo appearance in a non-speaking role during the scene where Dr. John Michael Crichton, ˈkraɪtÉ™n, (born October 23 1942 is an American author Film producer, Film director, Medical doctor, and Television producer A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Hall is told to break scrub because he has to report to Wildfire. Scrubs are the shirts and trousers or gowns worn by Nurses surgeons and other Operating room personnel when "scrubbing in" for Surgery The character of Dr. Peter Leavitt in the novel was replaced by a woman, Dr. Ruth Leavitt, in the film. In addition, the character of Charles Dutton in the film--played by Wayne--was named Burton in the novel (no reason was given for this name change).

There is a strong feel for technology and government procedures and formalism. The main set, in bright primary colors, becomes increasingly claustrophobic as the four scientists work in isolation, interrupted only by disembodied voices of the computer or PA system. A single set was repainted to create all the color-coded corridors of Wildfire. A color code is a system for displaying information by using different Colors Reading a color code is often difficult or impossible for the color blind. Robert Wise filmed all the scenes that take place on a "level" and then the set was repainted. Robert Wise ( September 10, 1914 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor film editor and Academy Wise would use this trick again in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Star Trek The Motion Picture is a 1979 Science fiction film from Paramount Pictures. When filming the scene in the movie where Dr. Ruth Levitt has an epileptic seizure due to watching a blinking red light, care had to be taken when choosing the frequency of the blinking, so it was the least likely frequency to induce seizures among the theater audience. Epilepsy is a common chronic Neurological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. An epileptic seizure is caused by excessive and/or hypersynchronous electrical Neuronal activity and is usually self-limiting Photosensitive epilepsy is a form of Epilepsy in which Seizures are triggered by visual stimuli that form patterns in time or space such as flashing lights bold Frequency is a measure of the number of occurrences of a repeating event per unit Time.

Comic relief is provided by George Mitchell as a town drunk who survives the "strain", as well as Dr. Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work often to relieve tension George Mitchell may refer to George J Mitchell (born 1933 former Senate majority leader (D-Maine and former chairman of Disney George Mitchell Hall and Dr. Leavitt's interactions with the base's automated systems.

At the end of the movie, the "strain" is carried out over the Pacific Ocean where cloud seeding causes the "strain" to be carried into salt water which kills the "strain". The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, is the attempt to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from Clouds by dispersing substances Earlier the Medical computer displayed the number "601" meaning overload of information. At the end the dissolved strain turns into "601".

Footage and stills from the movie were used in the first serial episode of the Six Million Dollar Man. The Six Million Dollar Man is an American Television series about a fictional Cyborg working for the OSI (which was usually said to refer The episode itself deals with a town where all the citizens have succumbed to some external force.

A miniseries based on the same novel was released in 2008; see The Andromeda Strain (2008_miniseries)

Soundtrack

The film had a soundtrack release, but it was a limited edition of 10,000 records released by Kapp Records in 1971 under the supervision of director Robert Wise (at a cost of $20,000). A miniseries (also mini-series) in a serial Storytelling medium is a production which tells a story in a pre-planned limited number of episodes The Andromeda Strain is a 2008 science-fiction miniseries based on the novel published in 1969 by Michael Crichton Kapp Records was a Record label started in 1955 by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp (who had set up American Decca Records in 1934 Robert Wise ( September 10, 1914 &ndash September 14, 2005) was an American sound effects editor film editor and Academy The records were hexagonal and came in hexagonal record sleeves. Regular hexagon The internal Angles of a regular hexagon (one where all sides and all angles are equal are all 120 ° and the hexagon has 720 degrees The album was re-released shortly afterward as a conventional 12" LP in a regular square sleeve.

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