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Directed with clinical precision by Robert Wise, this record of the Earth’s first biological crisis is perhaps the most painstakingly authentic science fiction thriller ever made. When a satellite falls to earth near a remote New Mexico village, the recovery team finds everyone in the area dead except an infant and an old derelict. The survivors are brought to a five-storey underground lab - one of the most elaborate and intricate sets ever assembled in Hollywood - where scientists attempt to determine the nature of the deadly microbe before it starts a world-wide epidemic. Based on Michael Crichton’s bestselling novel that created national paranoia for its topical relevance to the first moon landing, this is a surprisingly accurate and scientific chiller.
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ACMI Identifier
305856
Language
English
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Fantasy & Science Fiction → Science fiction films
Feature films → Feature films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Epidemics
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)