The Andromeda Strain (1971)
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!
Genre : Science Fiction, Thriller
Runtime : 2H 11M
Director : Robert Wise
Writer : Nelson Gidding
Synopsis
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