La amenaza de Andrómeda
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La amenaza de Andrómeda was released on 12 de marzo de 1971.
La amenaza de Andrómeda was directed by Robert Wise.
La amenaza de Andrómeda has a runtime of 2h 11min.
La amenaza de Andrómeda was produced by Robert Wise.
Después de que un satélite artificial se estrelle en una remota aldea de Nuevo Méjico, el equipo encargado de recuperarlo descubre que casi todos los habitantes del lugar han perecido víctimas de una horrible muerte, con la misteriosa excepción de un niño y un viejo. Los superviventes son trasladados a un laboratorio de avanzadísima tecnología situado a una profundidad de cinco pisos bajo tierra, donde los perplejos científicos tratan de determinar la naturaleza del mortífero microbio antes de que cause estragos en todo el mundo.
The key characters in La amenaza de Andrómeda are Dr. Jeremy Stone (Arthur Hill), Dr. Charles Dutton (David Wayne), Dr. Mark Hall (James Olson).
La amenaza de Andrómeda is rated A.
La amenaza de Andrómeda is a Ciencia ficción, Suspense, Misterio film.
La amenaza de Andrómeda has an audience rating of 7.2 out of 10.
La amenaza de Andrómeda had a budget of 6,5 M US$.
La amenaza de Andrómeda has made 12,4 M US$ at the box office.