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12/03/1971 Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama 2h 11m
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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!

Overview

When virtually all of the residents of Piedmont, New Mexico are found dead after the return to Earth of a space satellite, the head of the US Air Force's Project Scoop declares an emergency. A group of eminent scientists led by Dr. Jeremy Stone scrambles to a secure laboratory and tries first to isolate the life form while determining why two people from Piedmont - an old alcoholic and a six-month-old baby - survived. The scientists methodically study the alien life form, unaware that it has already mutated and presents a far greater danger in the lab, which is equipped with a nuclear self-destruct device designed to prevent the escape of dangerous biological agents.

  1. Robert Wise

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Arthur Hill

    Dr. Jeremy Stone

  2. David Wayne

    Dr. Charles Dutton

  3. James Olson

    Dr. Mark Hall

  4. Kate Reid

    Dr. Ruth Leavitt

  5. Paula Kelly

    Karen Anson

  6. George Mitchell

    Jackson

  7. Ramon Bieri

    Major Manchek

  8. Peter Hobbs

    General Sparks

  9. Kermit Murdock

    Dr. Robertson

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-03-22
When most of the population of a New Mexico town are found dead, scientists are quickly on the scene and discover that there appears to be some sort of lethal pathogen on the loose. Is it natural? A virus? From here or from outer space after a satellite recently crashed nearby? Well fortunately, Uncle Sam has a state of the art facility buried deep underground with five levels of sanitized security where “Stone” (Arthur Hill) and his team can get on the case. What is puzzling them is that two people did survive. An elderly itinerant gent and a newborn baby. Were they just luckily uninfecte...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$6,500,000.00

Revenue
$12,376,563.00

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