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A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1997-07-11
- video_camera_front Companies South Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
- timer Runtime: 150 Mins
- star Rating: 7.5 / 10
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- info IMDB ID tt0118884
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Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
James Woods
Michael Kitz
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
William Fichtner
Kent
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Max Martini
Willie
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Jake Busey
Joseph
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
Sami Chester
Vernon
Timothy McNeil
Davio
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier
Minister
Larry King
Larry King
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino
KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford
Jeremy Roth
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Leon Harris
Leon Harris
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
Behrooz Afrakhan
Middle Eastern Anchor
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Anchor
Maria Celeste Arraras
Latina Anchor
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Ian Whitcomb
British Anchor
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Natalie Allen
Natalie Allen
Robert D. Novak
Robert D. Novak
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Ned Netterville
Decryption Expert
Leo Lee
Major Domo
William Jordan
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
David St. James
Joint Chief
Jill Dougherty
Jill Dougherty
Haynes Brooke
Drumlin Aide
John Holliman
John Holliman
Bobbie Battista
Bobbie Battista
Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
Linden Soles
Linden Soles
Steven Ford
Major Russell
Alexander Zemeckis
Major Russell's Son
Janie Peterson
Major Russell's Daughter
Philippe Bergeron
French Committee Member
Jennifer Balgobin
Dr. Patel
Anthony Hamilton
British Committee Member
Rebecca T. Beucler
NASA Public Relations
Marc Macaulay
NASA Technician
Pamela Wilsey
Voice of NASA (voice)
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Mechanical
Yuji Okumoto
Electrical
Gerry Griffin
Dynamics
Brian Alston
Communications
Rob Elk
Pad Leader
Mark Thomason
Security
José Rey
Controller #8
Todd Patrick Breaugh
New VLA Technician
Alex Veadov
Russian Cosmonaut
Alice Kushida
Scientist
Robin Gammell
Project Official
Richardson Morse
Mission Doctor
Seiji Okamura
Japanese Ensign
Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
Mak Takano
Japanese Tech #1
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Japanese Tech #2
Catherine Dao
Life Support
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Dynamics #2
Valorie Armstrong
Woman Senator
Jim Hild
Reporter #5
William L. Thomas
Reporter #6
Diego Montoya
School Boy
Jonathan Adler
White House Official (uncredited)
Robert Aguilar Jr.
NASA Controller #2 (uncredited)
Mark Bailey
Four-Star General (uncredited)
Matt Bennett
Senate Observer (uncredited)
Tony Boldi
Robert Hand (uncredited)
Christopher Boyer
Scientist (uncredited)
Christine Brady
White House Official (uncredited)
Ray Buffer
Press Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Byrne
Protester (uncredited)
Candice T. Cain
Supporter (uncredited)
Michael Chaban
Hadden Suit (uncredited)
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Derrick Damions
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Elaina Erika Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Joey Dente
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Michael Egan
IMC Police Officer (uncredited)
Jeff Elmore
Monk (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Carl Gilliard
Controller (uncredited)
William B. Kaplan
TV Interviewer (uncredited)
Boris Lee Krutonog
Astronaut (uncredited)
Ming Lo
Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Sunshine Logroño
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Denise Loveday
Press Secretary (uncredited)
Neal Matarazzo
Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Bill Miller
Reporter (uncredited)
Molly Mueller
Family Exchange (uncredited)
Paul L. Nolan
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
Marisa Petroro
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
Errica Poindexter
Police Officer (uncredited)
J.A. Preston
Senator (uncredited)
Frank Principe
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Billy Quinn
Security Guard (uncredited)
Thomas Reid
Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Leo Rogstad
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Russell Sanderlin Sr.
Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Silva
Army Officer (uncredited)
John A. Taylor
Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited)
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Eric Alan Wendell
Protester (uncredited)
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
Gregory L. Williams
Extra (uncredited)
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Robert Zemeckis
Director
Michael Goldenberg
Screenplay
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Carl Sagan
Novel
Robert Zemeckis
Producer
Don Burgess
Director of Photography
Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
James V. Hart
Screenplay
Steve Starkey
Producer
Victoria Burrows
Casting
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Stephen Kearney
Assistant Sound Editor
Peggy Names
Cableman
Janice Alexander
Hairstylist
Barbara Lacy
Makeup Artist
Karen Harding
Assistant Sound Editor
Sara Bolder
Foley Editor
Bruce Lacey
Foley Editor
Ira Toles
24 Frame Playback
Gary Rizzo
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor
Mark Wineman
24 Frame Playback
David Dresher
Assistant Sound Editor
Chad Rivetti
Second Assistant Camera
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Ned Martin
First Assistant Camera
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Tony Sereno
Foley Mixer
Tony Rivetti Sr.
First Assistant Camera
Hallie D'Amore
Key Makeup Artist
Alison C. Rosa
Second Second Assistant Director
Andrew Cowitt
Assistant Sound Editor
Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Douglas W. Smith
Electrician
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
First Assistant Camera
Gregor Lakner
CG Artist
Joel Aron
CG Artist
Aaron Smith
Rotoscoping Artist
John Rauh
Digital Compositor
Joanie Karnowski
Rotoscoping Artist
Mary Nelson
Roto Supervisor
Dawn Llewellyn
Visual Effects Editor
Sara Gardner-Gail
Set Dresser
Jeff Doran
Digital Compositor
Geoffrey Harvey
3D Animator
Lisa Kahatriya
Rotoscoping Artist
John P. Cazin
Pyrotechnician
Jean François Fontaine
Digital Compositor
Dylan Robinson
3D Animator
Ken Ralston
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Stephen Kennedy
Compositing Supervisor
Spencer Knapp
3D Animator
Robert Weaver
CG Artist
Ron Brinkmann
CG Supervisor
Jerome Chen
CG Supervisor
David Stump
VFX Director of Photography
M. Scott McKee
Compositing Supervisor
Gimo Chanphianamvong
Rotoscoping Artist
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
John Wright
Craft Service
Kristen Pratt
Set Designer
Beth Bernstein
Art Department Coordinator
Brad Ricker
Assistant Art Director
Josh Lusby
Set Designer
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Effects Editor
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Art Direction
Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
Sequence Supervisor
Sam Richards
Sequence Supervisor
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator
Betty Brikowski
Costume Supervisor
Taryn Weaver
Set Costumer
Peggy Pridemore
Location Manager
Allen E. Taylor
Production Accountant
Jean-Luc Russier
Makeup Artist
Sally Thornton
Assistant Art Director
Audrey L. Anzures
Hairstylist
Carolyn Elias
Hairstylist
Jerrold F. Brooks
Construction Foreman
David Manhan
Leadman
Gary Rizzo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matt Aitken
CG Supervisor
Laurence Treweek
Sequence Supervisor
Michael McGovern
Visual Effects Editor
Paul Pav
Location Manager
Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Taylor
Set Decoration
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Makeup Artist
Scott E. Handt
Construction Foreman
Frank McEldowney
Greensman
Mariko Braswell
Set Designer
James F. Claytor Sr.
Set Designer
Dean Wolcott
Set Designer
Dennis Sands
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marian Wilde
Sound Effects Editor
Mark S. Miller
Visual Effects Producer
Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kosta Saric
Visual Effects Editor
Josh Bleibtreu
Camera Operator
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
First Assistant Editor
Jane E. Russell
Unit Publicist
Roxanna Floyd
Makeup Artist
Doug J. Meerdink
Assistant Art Director
Heather J. Morrison
Visual Effects Editor
Steven J. Winslow
Camera Technician
Joel Marrow
Transportation Coordinator
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
C. Marie Davis
Visual Effects Producer
Marzette Bonar
Special Effects
Hap Weaver
Greensman
Julia Frey
Visual Effects Producer
Stephen Rosenbaum
Visual Effects Supervisor
R. Orlando Duenas
First Assistant Editor
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
First Assistant Editor
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David Presley
Video Assist Operator
Ed Verreaux
Production Design
Margaret E. Elliott
Makeup Artist
Rand R. Vargas
Rigging Grip
Michael Diersing
Construction Coordinator
Evelyne Barbier
Set Designer
Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bud Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Nick Phillips
Camera Operator
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects Producer
Jay Redd
Sequence Supervisor
Kenneth Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert LaBonge
Camera Operator
Patricia Bercsi
Set Costumer
Kenn Smiley
Set Costumer
Steve Ellsworth
Set Costumer
Douglas Murray
Sound Effects Editor
Luz Eneida Nuñez
Location Manager
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Bruce Crone
Art Direction
Frances Mathias
Hairstylist
Easton Michael Smith
Set Designer
Michael Noles
Video Assist Operator
David Jones
Sequence Supervisor
Joe Matza
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Phil Benson
Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Thom
Sound Designer
Eric Cook
Special Effects Coordinator
Mark O'Kane
Steadicam Operator
Michael Douglas Middleton
Still Photographer
Joan Bradshaw
Executive Producer
Carl Sagan
Co-Producer
Lynda Obst
Executive Producer
Rick Porras
Associate Producer
Steven J. Boyd
Associate Producer
Allen Hall
Special Effects Supervisor
Carl Sagan
Story
Kirk A. Holland
Transportation Captain
Thomas C. Mentzer
Carpenter
Michael Condro
First Assistant Camera
Wayne Eaton
Propmaker
Randy Cantor
Transportation Captain
John B. Josselyn
Art Department Assistant
Kathleen Beall
Location Scout
Kathryn Blondell
Key Hair Stylist
Michelle Vogler
Set Production Assistant
Victor Jimenez
Digital Effects Supervisor
Ines Mongil-Echandi
Production Office Coordinator
Rob Engle
Software Engineer
Dawn Guinta
Production Supervisor
David Morton
Gaffer
Dan Brizendine
Driver
William B. Kaplan
Production Sound Mixer
Tim Alexander
Digital Compositors
Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter
Keith VanderLaan
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Bill Feightner
Technical Supervisor
Joan Bradshaw
Unit Production Manager
Scot Boland
Casting Associate
William Ross
Orchestrator
Mark Marcum
24 Frame Playback
Harry Keramidas
Additional Editing
Edward J. Ertel
Projection
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Darcy Fray
Production Coordinator
Steve Smith
Key Grip
Allen E. Taylor
Production Controller
Randolph Saucedo
Sound Recordist
Dave Mikutsky
Electrician
Theresa Corrao
Visual Effects Coordinator
Martin A. Kline
Visual Effects Art Director
Jessica Fasman
Assistant Costume Designer
Jeff Johnson
Set Medic
David Diaz
Transportation Co-Captain
Jeff Deyoe
Mechanical Designer
Kent Brown
Assistant Sound Editor
Nannette Rosa Collazo
Unit Manager
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
George Denes Suhayda
Conceptual Design
James Conroy
Grip
Kevin LaRosa
Aerial Coordinator
Michael Egan
Stand In
Jay Caputo
Stunts
Timothy Wilcox
3D Artist
Ann Druyan
Co-Producer
Ann Druyan
Story
Robin L. Miller
Property Master
Sue Fox
Supervising ADR Editor
Lindakay Brown
ADR Editor
Bruce Moriarty
First Assistant Director
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Barbara McBane
Dialogue Editor
Steve Starkey
Second Unit Director
Ewa Sztompke
Dialogue Editor
Darryl Henley
Storyboard Artist
Gerardo Rosette
Tailor
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Mimi Medel
Visual Effects Production Manager
Nikki Dalmau
Casting Coordinator
Maura Alvarez
Rotoscoping Artist
Robert Cable
Second Assistant Accountant
Darin Rivetti
Second Second Assistant Director
Clifton T. Cooper
Assistant Property Master
Renton-Paul Medcalf
Best Boy Grip
Jana Lynn Gold
Assistant Editor
Cellin Gluck
Second Assistant Director
Richard Kriegler
Conceptual Illustrator
Doreen Austria
Graphic Designer
Frank D. Parrish
Second Assistant Camera
John Nicolard
Digital Color Timer
Bart Giovanetti
Compositing Supervisor
Charlie Clavadetscher
Matchmove Supervisor
Hope Slepak
Costumer
Clyde Miller
Assistant Camera
Craig A. Mumma
Digital Effects Producer
Robin Richesson
Costume Illustrator
Steve Burg
Concept Artist
Peter Jackson
Additional Visual Effects
Nina Saxon
Title Designer
Cheryl Nardi
First Assistant Sound Editor
Roland Blancaflor
Special Effects Technician
Mary Works
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Michael L. Fink
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Primrose Fukuchi
Location Assistant
Nick Booth
Production Assistant
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Judd Nissen
Travel Coordinator
Christopher Casey
Swing
Kevin Bowe
Assistant Accountant
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Temp Sound Editor
Charlie Bonilla
Special Effects Assistant
Kelly Granite
Visual Effects Compositor
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
Dolly Grip
Carley A. Berkman
Production Secretary
Judith Bouley
Additional Casting
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Carl Catanese
Set Buyer
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician
J.W. Kompare
Visual Effects Editor
Kristin Dehnert
Assistant Location Manager
Nigel Boyd
Key Costumer
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
William Cueto
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Lucille OuYang
Second Assistant Director
Jill Stokesberry
Stunts
Dan Plum
Stunts
Kim Robert Koscki
Stunts
Lynn Salvatori
Stunts
Scott Levy
Sound Recordist
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