Italy, 4 January 1972 – 2 February 1972
1 series, 5 episodes, average 50m
35mm film, black and white, 4:3
mono, Italian
An Italian science fiction serial directed by Vittorio Cottafavi. It is a remake of the British science fiction serial A for Andromeda (1961).
Plot Summary
Scientists receive radio signals, apparently from the constellation Andromeda, which, when decoded, contain instructions on how to build a super-computer. The machine then creates an artificial woman, Andromeda. But who sent the instructions and for what purpose?
Credits
Crew
Director: Vittorio Cottafavi
RAI
Script: Inisero Cremaschi
Novel: A for Andromeda by John Elliot, Fred Hoyle
Director of Photography: Nevio Sivini
Editor: Gennaro Oliveti
Music: Mario Migliardi
Costume Designer: Andretta Ferrero
Cast
Giampiero Albertini (General Vandenberg)
Raffaele Bondini (Egon)
Tino Carraro (Professor Ernest Reainhart)
Inisero Cremaschi (Jan Olboyd)
Guido De Salvi (Maggiore Quadring)
Arturo Dominici (Osborne)
Gabriella Giacobbe (Dr Madaleine Danway)
Gualtiero Isnenghi (Dr Hunter)
Ida Meda (Dr Liz Ray)
Mario Piave (Ing Dennis Bridger)
Paola Pitagora (Judy Adamson)
Giampiero Puliti (Luci)
Nicoletta Rizzi (Dr Christine Flemstad)
Enzo Tarascio (Colonel Geers)
Sandro Tuminelli (Barnett)
Luigi Vannucchi (Dr John Fleming)
Franco Volpi (General Watling)
Gianni Bortolotto (TV commentator)
Links
Remake of
A for Andromeda (1961)
See also
A for Andromeda (2006)
