The Andromeda Strain|Arthur Hill

Product Code: FCD2692

EAN: 5027035028620
Catalogue Code: FCD2692
Title: The Andromeda Strain
Principle Contributor: Arthur Hill
Contributors: Robert Wise, Robert Wise, Nelson Gidding, Gil Mellé, Richard H. Kline, Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid, Paula Kelly, George Mitchell, Mark Jenkins, Peter Hobbs, Ramon Bieri, Kermit Murdock, Peter Helm
Genre: Sci-Fi, Film
Produced by Label/Studio: Arrow Video, 1971
Published by: Arrow Films, 12 May 2025
Format: Blu-ray / 4K Ultra HD (Restored Limited Edition),
Media: 1 disc(s)

Booklet|Bonus Footage|Commentary: Bryan Reesman (critic).|Documentaries: 'A New Strain of Science Fiction'; 'A Portrait of Michael Crichton'.|Image Gallery|Making of Documentary|Cinescript gallery; Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley.|Trailers

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Cover Notes: Before he created Westworld and Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton first blurred the line between science fiction and science fact with his breakout success The Andromeda Strain. Two years after the novel's publication, Robert Wise (The Haunting) directed the film adaptation, a nail-biting blend of clinically-realised docudrama and astonishing sci-fi visuals that ushered in a new subgenre: the "killer virus" biological thriller. A government satellite crashes outside a small town in New Mexico - and within minutes, every inhabitant of the town is dead, except for a crying baby and an elderly derelict. The satellite and the two survivors are sent to Wildfire, a top-secret underground laboratory equipped with a nuclear self-destruct mechanism to prevent the spread of infection in case of an outbreak. Realising that the satellite brought back a lethal organism from another world, a team of government scientists race against the clock to understand the extraterrestrial virus - codenamed "Andromeda" - before it can wipe out all life on the planet. Aided by innovative visual effects by Douglas Trumbull (2001: A Space Odyssey; Silent Running) and an unforgettable avant-garde electronic music score by Gil Mellé (The Sentinel), Wise's suspense classic still haunts to this day.

Extras: Booklet|Bonus Footage|Commentary: Bryan Reesman (critic).|Documentaries: 'A New Strain of Science Fiction'; 'A Portrait of Michael Crichton'.|Image Gallery|Making of Documentary|Cinescript gallery; Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Corey Brickley.|Trailers

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Even More Details: Language(s): English|Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English|Interactive Menu|Screen ratio 1 - 2.35:1|Mono

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