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Contact
1997, Jul 11
2h 30m
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.
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Christopher Boyer
Scientist (uncredited)
Larry King
Larry King
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Philippe Bergeron
French Committee Member
William Fichtner
Kent
James Woods
Michael Kitz
William Jordan
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
David St. James
Joint Chief
Yuji Okumoto
Electrical
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Haynes Brooke
Drumlin Aide
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
Marc Macaulay
NASA Technician
Sunshine Logroño
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Jake Busey
Joseph
Max Martini
Willie
Marisa Petroro
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Anchor
Rob Elk
Pad Leader
Carl Sagan
Neal Matarazzo
Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Henry Strozier
Minister
Maria Celeste Arraras
Latina Anchor
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
Elaina Erika Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Alex Veadov
Russian Cosmonaut
Thomas Reid
Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
Leo Lee
Major Domo
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Mechanical
Denise Loveday
Press Secretary (uncredited)
Ian Whitcomb
British Anchor
Steven Ford
Major Russell
Robin Gammell
Project Official
Ming Lo
Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Carl Gilliard
Controller (uncredited)
J.A. Preston
Senator (uncredited)
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Boris Lee Krutonog
Astronaut (uncredited)
Jennifer Balgobin
Dr. Patel
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Frank Silva
Army Officer (uncredited)
Paul L. Nolan
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
William L. Thomas
Reporter #6
Scott Levy
Valorie Armstrong
Woman Senator
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
Catherine Dao
Life Support
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Sami Chester
Vernon
Timothy McNeil
Davio
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Conroy Chino
KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford
Jeremy Roth
Leon Harris
Leon Harris
Behrooz Afrakhan
Middle Eastern Anchor
Natalie Allen
Natalie Allen
Robert D. Novak
Robert D. Novak
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Ned Netterville
Decryption Expert
Jill Dougherty
Jill Dougherty
John Holliman
John Holliman
Bobbie Battista
Bobbie Battista
Linden Soles
Linden Soles
Alexander Zemeckis
Major Russell's Son
Janie Peterson
Major Russell's Daughter
Anthony Hamilton
British Committee Member
Rebecca T. Beucler
NASA Public Relations
Pamela Wilsey
Voice of NASA (voice)
Gerry Griffin
Dynamics
Brian Alston
Communications
Mark Thomason
Security
José Rey
Controller #8
Todd Patrick Breaugh
New VLA Technician
Alice Kushida
Scientist
Richardson Morse
Mission Doctor
Seiji Okamura
Japanese Ensign
Mak Takano
Japanese Tech #1
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Japanese Tech #2
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Dynamics #2
Jim Hild
Reporter #5
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)
Ray Buffer
Press Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Byrne
Protester (uncredited)
Michael Chaban
Hadden Suit (uncredited)
Derrick Damions
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Joey Dente
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Jeff Elmore
Monk (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Molly Mueller
Family Exchange (uncredited)
Errica Poindexter
Police Officer (uncredited)
Frank Principe
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Leo Rogstad
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Russell Sanderlin Sr.
Photographer (uncredited)
John A. Taylor
Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited)
Eric Alan Wendell
Protester (uncredited)
Gregory L. Williams
Extra (uncredited)
Michael McGovern
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