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The Andromeda Strain is a 1971 American science fiction thriller film produced and directed by Robert Wise.Based on Michael Crichton's 1969 novel of the same name and adapted by Nelson Gidding, the film stars Arthur Hill, James Olson, Kate Reid, and David Wayne as a team of scientists who investigate a deadly organism of extraterrestrial origin.
In 1971, The Andromeda Strain was the basis for the film of the same name directed by Robert Wise, and featuring Arthur Hill as Stone, James Olson as Hall, Kate Reid as Leavitt (changed to a female character, Ruth Leavitt), and David Wayne as Dutton (Burton in the novel).
August 18, 1971: The Andromeda Strain: $479,000: The Andromeda Strain reached number one in its 20th week on the chart [34] 34: August 25, 1971: The Anderson Tapes: $654,200: The Anderson Tapes reached number one in its tenth week on the chart [35] 35: September 1, 1971: The Omega Man: $500,000: The Omega Man reached number one in its fifth ...
Wise's adaptation of Michael Crichton's science-fiction thriller, The Andromeda Strain (1971), an anti-biological warfare film, was a "modest critical hit." [71] His next film, Two People (1973), starring Peter Fonda and Lindsay Wagner, got "poor reviews" and is "one of Wise's least-seen movies."
The Andromeda Strain: Universal Pictures: Robert Wise (director); Nelson Gidding (screenplay); Arthur Hill, James Olson, David Wayne, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly, George Mitchell, Mark Jenkins: 13 Vanishing Point: 20th Century Fox / Cupid Productions
The Andromeda Strain is a 2008 science fiction miniseries, based on the 1969 novel of the same name written by Michael Crichton about a team of scientists who investigate a deadly disease of extraterrestrial origin. The miniseries is a "reimagining" of the original novel rather than an adaptation.
In the film The Andromeda Strain (1971), Hill played Dr. Jeremy Stone. Other film work includes The Ugly American (1963), Harper (1966), Petulia (1968), The Chairman (1969), The Killer Elite (1975), Futureworld (1976), an uncredited role in A Bridge Too Far (1977), and narration of Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983).
The Andromeda Strain (1971) as Dr. Charles Dutton; The African Elephant (1971, Documentary) as Narrator; Huckleberry Finn (1974) as The Duke; The Front Page (1974) as Bensinger; Tubby the Tuba (1975) as Pee-Wee the Piccolo (voice) The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) as Colonel T.R. Clydesdale; A Place to Be (1979, Documentary) as Narrator