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Warner Bros. (1997)

PG (Parental Guidance)

5051892007191

7.5

311,743

Drama | Mystery | Science Fiction | Thriller

USA | English | Color | 02:30

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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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	Jena Malone	Young Ellie
	David Morse	Ted Arroway
	Jodie Foster	Ellie Arroway
	Geoffrey Blake	Fisher
	William Fichtner	Kent
	Sami Chester	Vernon
	Timothy McNeil	Davio
	Laura Elena Surillo	Cantina Woman
	Matthew McConaughey	Palmer Joss
	Tom Skerritt	David Drumlin
	Henry Strozier	Minister
	Max Martini	Willie
	Larry King	Larry King
	Thomas Garner	Ian Broderick
	Conroy Chino	KOB-TV Reporter
	Dan Gifford	Jeremy Roth
	James Woods	Michael Kitz
	Vance Valencia	Senator Valencia
	Angela Bassett	Rachel Constantine
	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

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Director	Robert Zemeckis
Writer	James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan
Producer	Steven J. Boyd, Joan Bradshaw, Ann Druyan, Lynda Obst, Rick Porras, Carl Sagan, Steve Starkey, Robert Zemeckis
Musician	Alan Silvestri
Photography	Don Burgess

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Edition details

Edition	Blu-Ray
Packaging	Keep Case
Nr Discs	1
Screen Ratios	Theatrical Widescreen (2.40:1)
Audio Tracks	Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital 5.1 [French] Dolby Digital 5.1 [German] Dolby Digital 5.1 [Spanish] Dolby Digital Stereo [Portuguese] Dolby TrueHD 5.1 [English]
Subtitles	Danish \| Dutch \| English (Closed Captioned) \| Finnish \| French \| Italian \| Norwegian \| Portuguese \| Spanish \| Swedish
Extras	Audio Commentary by Jodie Foster Audio Commentary by Robert Zemeckis and Steve Starkey Audio Comment
Layers	Single side, Dual layer
Edition Release Date	Oct 12, 2009
Regions	Region B

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