A for Andromeda is a British television science fiction drama serial first made and broadcast by the BBC in seven parts in 1961. Written by the noted cosmologist Fred Hoyle, in conjunction with author and television producer John Elliot, it concerns a group of scientists who detect a radio signal from a distant galaxy that contains instructions for the design of an advanced computer.

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  • A for Andromeda is a British television science fiction drama serial first made and broadcast by the BBC in seven parts in 1961. Written by the noted cosmologist Fred Hoyle, in conjunction with author and television producer John Elliot, it concerns a group of scientists who detect a radio signal from a distant galaxy that contains instructions for the design of an advanced computer. When the computer is built it gives the scientists instructions for the creation of a living organism, named Andromeda. However, one of Andromeda's creators, John Fleming, fears that Andromeda's purpose is to subjugate humanity. The serial is notable for being the first major role for the actress Julie Christie. Only one episode of the original production survives along with a few short extracts from other episodes. However, A for Andromeda has been remade twice; first by the Italian television station RAI in 1972 and later by the BBC in 2006. A sequel, The Andromeda Breakthrough, was made by the BBC in 1962. (en)
  • A come Andromeda è uno sceneggiato televisivo in cinque puntate prodotto dalla RAI nel 1972 e diretto da Vittorio Cottafavi. È basato sull'omonimo romanzo fantascientifico scritto da Fred Hoyle in collaborazione con John Elliot. Il cast include alcuni nomi celebri del teatro e del cinema italiano dell'epoca, come Tino Carraro, Paola Pitagora, Luigi Vannucchi e Giampiero Albertini. Lo sceneggiato è stato girato interamente in Italia, incluse le scene marittime scozzesi; queste ultime furono filmate in Sardegna, morfologicamente e geologicamente affine, eccetto per il clima. Inverosimile infatti la sortita balneare di Fleming (Vannucchi) e della Adamson (Pitagora). Alcune foto panoramiche e l'accuratezza dei costumi e dell'arredo di scena suggeriscono efficacemente la locazione britannica. (it)
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  • Kelly Reilly as Andromeda and Tom Hardy as Fleming in the 2006 remake of ''A for Andromeda'' (en)
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  • 1961-10-03 (xsd:date)
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  • 1961-11-14 (xsd:date)
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  • 2006-03-27 (xsd:date)
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  • 85 minutes (en)
  • c. 45 minute episodes (en)
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  • A for Andromeda (en)
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  • A for Andromeda is a British television science fiction drama serial first made and broadcast by the BBC in seven parts in 1961. Written by the noted cosmologist Fred Hoyle, in conjunction with author and television producer John Elliot, it concerns a group of scientists who detect a radio signal from a distant galaxy that contains instructions for the design of an advanced computer. (en)
  • A come Andromeda è uno sceneggiato televisivo in cinque puntate prodotto dalla RAI nel 1972 e diretto da Vittorio Cottafavi. (it)
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  • A for Andromeda (en)
  • A come Andromeda (serie televisiva) (it)
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