Warner Bros. (Jul 11, 1997)
Mystery | Romance | Science Fiction
USA | English | Color | 02:33
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 |
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David Morse | Ted Arroway |
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Jodie Foster | Ellie Arroway |
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Geoffrey Blake | Fisher |
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William Fichtner | Kent |
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Sami Chester | Vernon |
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Timothy McNeil | Davio |
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Laura Elena Surillo | Cantina Woman |
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Matthew McConaughey | Palmer Joss |
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Tom Skerritt | David Drumlin |
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Henry Strozier | Minister |
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Max Martini | Willie |
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Larry King | Larry King |
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Thomas Garner | Ian Broderick |
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Conroy Chino | KOB-TV Reporter |
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Dan Gifford | Jeremy Roth |
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James Woods | Michael Kitz |
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Vance Valencia | Senator Valencia |
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Angela Bassett | Rachel Constantine |
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Donna Kelley | Donna Kelley |
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Leon Harris | Leon Harris |
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Claire Shipman | Claire Shipman |
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Behrooz Afrakhan | Middle Eastern Anchor |
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Saemi Nakamura | Japanese Anchor |
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Maria Celeste Arraras | Latina Anchor |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
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| 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 | |
| Edition | Special Edition |
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| Packaging | Snap Case |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] Dolby Digital Surround [French] |
| Subtitles | English | French | Spanish |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. |
| Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
| Edition Release Date | Dec 16, 1997 |
| Regions | Region 1 |