We're here to further your appreciation of this. As a cautionary tale, it only grows more prescient, and as a thriller, it still manages to enthrall. A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped. When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico, are found dead after the return to Earth of a space. The Andromeda Strain remains a sci-fi classic. 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.Ĭodec info = HEVC Main | V_MPEGH/ISO/HEVCĮncoder = x265 - 3.1. The Andromeda Strain: With Benjamin Bratt, Christa Miller, Louis Ferreira, Ricky Schroder. 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. Plot: 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. Stars: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly Check your player compatibility in case of playback issues.