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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
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
William Fichtner
Kent
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
James Woods
Michael Kitz
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Max Martini
Willie
Jake Busey
Joseph
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Larry King
Larry King
Henry Strozier
Minister
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Anchor
Alex Veadov
Russian Cosmonaut
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
Yuji Okumoto
Electrical
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Maria Celeste Arraras
Latina Anchor
Haynes Brooke
Drumlin Aide
William L. Thomas
Reporter #6
Ian Whitcomb
British Anchor
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
Denise Loveday
Press Secretary (uncredited)
Jennifer Balgobin
Dr. Patel
Boris Lee Krutonog
Astronaut (uncredited)
Leo Lee
Major Domo
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Steven Ford
Major Russell
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
Robin Gammell
Project Official
David St. James
Joint Chief
J.A. Preston
Senator (uncredited)
Ming Lo
Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Carl Sagan
Valorie Armstrong
Woman Senator
Christopher Boyer
Scientist (uncredited)
Marc Macaulay
NASA Technician
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Marisa Petroro
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Neal Matarazzo
Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Philippe Bergeron
French Committee Member
Carl Gilliard
Controller (uncredited)
William Jordan
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Frank Silva
Army Officer (uncredited)
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Mechanical
Sunshine Logroño
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Scott Levy
Elaina Erika Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Catherine Dao
Life Support
Rob Elk
Pad Leader
Mak Takano
Japanese Tech #1
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Paul L. Nolan
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
Thomas Reid
Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
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
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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