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Contact is an American science-fiction film first released in 1997,
directed by Robert Zemeckis.
The film stars Jena Malone, David Morse, Jodie Foster, Geoffrey Blake and William Fichtner.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: Robert Zemeckis
- Script: Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan, James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg
- Photo: Don Burgess
- Music: Alan Silvestri
- Cast: Jena Malone (Young Ellie), David Morse (Ted Arroway), Jodie Foster (Eleanor 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), Michael Chaban (Hadden Suit), Max Martini (Willie), Larry King (Himself), 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 J. Kelley (Herself), Leon Harris (Himself), Claire Shipman (Herself), Behrooz Afrakhan (Middle Eastern Anchor), Saemi Nakamura (Japanese Anchor), Maria Celeste Arraras (Latina Anchor), Tabitha Soren (Herself), Geraldo Rivera (Himself), Ian Whitcomb (British Anchor), Jay Leno (Himself), Natalie Allen (Herself), Robert D. Novak (Himself), Geraldine A. Ferraro (Herself), Ann Druyan (Herself), Rob Lowe (Richard Rank), Jake Busey (Joseph), Kathleen Kennedy (Herself), Michael Albala (Decryption Hacker), Ned Netterville (Decryption Expert), Leo Lee (Major Domo), John Hurt (S.R. Hadden), William Jordan (Chairman of Joint Chiefs), David St. James (Joint Chief), Jill Dougherty (Herself), Haynes Brooke (Drumlin Aide), John Holliman (Himself), Bobbie Battista (Herself), Dee Dee Myers (Herself), Bryant Gumbel (Himself), Linden Soles (Himself), Steven Ford (Major Russell), Alexander Zemeckis (Major Russell’s Son), Janie Peterson (Major Russell’s Daughter), Philippe Bergeron (French Committee Member), Jennifer Balgobin (Dr. Patel), Anthony Hamilton (British Committee Member), Rebecca T. Beucler (NASA Public Relations), Marc Macaulay (NASA Technician), Pamela Wilsey (Voice of NASA), Tucker Smallwood (Mission Director), Jeff Johnson (Mechnical), Yuji Okumoto (Electrical), Gerry Griffin (Dynamics), Brian Alston (Communications), Rob Elk (Pad Leader), Mark Thomason (Security), José Rey (Controller #8), Todd Patrick Breaugh (New VLA Technician), Alex Veadov (Russian Cosmonaut), Alice Kushida (Scientist), Robin Gammell (Project Official), Richardson Morse (Mission Doctor), Seiji Okamura (Japanese Ensign), Bernard Shaw (Himself), Mak Takano (Japanese Tech #1), Hiroshi Tom Tanaka (Japanese Tech #2), Catherine Dao (Life Support), Kristoffer Ryan Winters (Dynamics #2), Valorie Armstrong (Woman Senator), Jim Hild (Reporter #5), Bill Thomas (Reporter #6), Diego Montoya (School Boy), Jonathan Adler (White House Official), Robert Aguilar Jr. (NASA Controller #2), Neil Armstrong (Himself), Mark Bailey (Four-Star General), Matt Bennett (Senate Observer), Christopher Boyer (Scientist), Aixa Clemente (President’s Secretary), Bill Clinton (Himself), Candice Cook (Supporter), Derrick Damions (Ailing Believer), Russell Darling (Protestor), Pamela Fischer (Pedestrian), Carl Gilliard (Controller), Adolf Hitler (Himself), William B. Kaplan (TV Interviewer), Martin Luther King (Himself), Sunshine Logroño (Puerto Rican Taxi Driver), Douglas MacArthur (Himself), Neal Matarazzo (Kitz’s Aide), Joseph McCarthy (Himself – Voice Through Space), Lo Ming (Pod Systems Control), Richard Nixon (Himself – Voice through space), Paul L. Nolan (Ellie’s Attorney), Marisa Petroro (Oval Office Secretary), J.A. Preston (Senator), Frank Principe (Ailing Believer), Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Himself), Russell Sanderlin Sr. (Photographer), Frank Silva (Army Officer), Delaney Williams (Believer #1), Walter Winchell (Himself)
- Country: USA
- Language: English / Spanish / German
- Runtime: 153 min
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