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Contact

11 Jul 1997 2h 30min PG 7.5/10 (5,295) EN

“Take a journey to the heart of the universe.”

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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Director
Robert Zemeckis
Screenplay
Michael Goldenberg, James V. Hart
Novel
Carl Sagan
Music
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
Don Burgess
Editing
Arthur Schmidt
Producer
Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis
Countries
United States

Cast

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
S
Sami Chester Vernon
Timothy McNeil Davio
L
Laura Elena Surillo Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier Minister
Larry King Larry King
Thomas Garner Ian Broderick

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Also available in: Austria, Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain

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