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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.
1997-07-11
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Cast
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway
Matthew McConaughey as Palmer Joss
James Woods as Michael Kitz
John Hurt as S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt as David Drumlin
William Fichtner as Kent
David Morse as Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett as Rachel Constantine
Geoffrey Blake as Fisher
Max Martini as Willie
Rob Lowe as Richard Rank
Jake Busey as Joseph
Tucker Smallwood as Mission Director
Jena Malone as Young Ellie
Henry Strozier as Minister
Larry King as Larry King
Thomas Garner as Ian Broderick
Vance Valencia as Senator Valencia
Donna Kelley as Donna Kelley
Claire Shipman as Claire Shipman
Saemi Nakamura as Japanese Anchor
Maria Celeste Arraras as Latina Anchor
Tabitha Soren as Tabitha Soren
Geraldo Rivera as Geraldo Rivera
Ian Whitcomb as British Anchor
Jay Leno as Jay Leno
Geraldine A. Ferraro as Geraldine A. Ferraro
Ann Druyan as Ann Druyan
Michael Albala as Decryption Hacker
Leo Lee as Major Domo
William Jordan as Chairman of Joint Chiefs
David St. James as Joint Chief
Haynes Brooke as Drumlin Aide
Dee Dee Myers as Dee Dee Myers
Bryant Gumbel as Bryant Gumbel
Steven Ford as Major Russell
Philippe Bergeron as French Committee Member
Jennifer Balgobin as Dr. Patel
Marc Macaulay as NASA Technician
Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Mechanical
Yuji Okumoto as Electrical
Rob Elk as Pad Leader
Alex Veadov as Russian Cosmonaut
Robin Gammell as Project Official
Bernard Shaw as Bernard Shaw
Mak Takano as Japanese Tech #1
Catherine Dao as Life Support
Valorie Armstrong as Woman Senator
William L. Thomas as Reporter #6
Tony Boldi as Robert Hand (uncredited)
Christopher Boyer as Scientist (uncredited)
Aixa Clemente as President's Secretary (uncredited)
Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Elaina Erika Davis as Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Boris Lee Krutonog as Astronaut (uncredited)
Ming Lo as Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Sunshine Logroño as Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Denise Loveday as Press Secretary (uncredited)
Neal Matarazzo as Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Paul L. Nolan as Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
Marisa Petroro as Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
J.A. Preston as Senator (uncredited)
Thomas Reid as Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Frank Silva as Army Officer (uncredited)
Todd Thompson as News Reporter (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur as Reporter (uncredited)
Holly Cross Vagley as Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Delaney Williams as Believer #1 (uncredited)