The Andromeda Strain

(1970)
Directed by: Robert Wise

The picture runs 130 minutes!... The story covers 96 of the most critical hours in man's history!... The suspense will last through your lifetime!

Adapted from Michael Crichton's novel, this study of a pesky space microbe that threatens to destroy the planet's population freaked out, while entertaining audiences in the early 70's. Though the plot evolved around the mysterious dangers from space, it also focused on the callous scientists who completely lose control of the bug due to their misguided eagerness to learn its secrets. Nominated for two Academy Awards.