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MPAA Rating:
PG
[some intense action‚ mild language and a scene of sensuality]

US Runtime: 150 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jul 11, 1997   [USA]		  
Director: Robert Zemeckis
 
Writers: Ann Druyan   [Story]
Michael Goldenberg   [Screenplay]
James V. Hart   [Screenplay]
Carl Sagan   [Story]
 
Producers: Steven J. Boyd   [Associate Producer]
Joan Bradshaw   [Executive Producer]
Ann Druyan   [Co-Producer]
Lynda Obst   [Executive Producer]
Rick Porras   [Associate Producer]
Carl Sagan   [Co-Producer]
Steve Starkey   [Producer]
Robert Zemeckis   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: Don Burgess
 
Edited by: Arthur Schmidt
 
Music Composed by Alan Silvestri
 
Production Design: Ed Verreaux
 
Costume Design: Joanna Johnston
 
Casting by Victoria Burrows
Nikki Dalmau
 
Production Companys: South Side Amusement Company   (US)
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Pictures   (US)
 

Plot Summary:

    Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
Jodie Foster
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
Joseph
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
Sami Chester
Vernon
Timothy McNeil
Davio
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier
Minister
Larry King
Larry King
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
 
 
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Special Effects Department:
Alterian Inc.
Big Sky Post
CIS Hollywood
Effects Associates Ltd.
  
Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
Pacific Ocean Post Digital Film Group
Sony Pictures Imageworks
Weta Digital Ltd.
  
 
Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
 
Tech Info:
Budget:
$90,000,000
Revenue:
$171,120,329
Camera:
Beaumont VistaVision Camera / Panavision Cameras / Primo Lenses
Color Info:
Color (Technicolor)
Laboratory:
Consolidated Film Industries / Technicolor
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:
Betacam SP / Super 8 / VistaVision / Panavision / Spherical
Film Negative Format:
Video / 8 mm / 35 mm / 65 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm
Film Length:
4206 m

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