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📊 Film Specifications
Director Robert Zemeckis
Writer Michael Goldenberg (Screenplay), Carl Sagan (Original Story), James V. Hart (Screenplay), Ann Druyan (Original Story)
Release Date July 11, 1997
Runtime 150 min (2h 30m)
Country United States of America
Language EN
Budget $90,000,000
Box Office $171,120,329
Studios South Side Amusement Company • Warner Bros. Pictures
Contact (1997)
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
"Take a journey to the heart of the universe."
⭐ 3.7 / 5 (5,279 votes) ⏱️ 150 min 🎬 Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Ratings Breakdown:
5,279 ratings 0.5 Stars 5.0 Stars
Synopsis
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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Robert Zemeckis
Director
Screenplay
Michael Goldenberg
Screenplay
Original Story
Carl Sagan
Original Story
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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
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