Contact (1997) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Robert Zemeckis.

Cast

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
Sami Chester as Vernon
Timothy McNeil as Davio
Laura Elena Surillo as Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier as Minister
Larry King as Larry King
Thomas Garner as Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino as KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford as Jeremy Roth
Vance Valencia as Senator Valencia
Donna Kelley as Donna Kelley
Leon Harris as Leon Harris
Claire Shipman as Claire Shipman
Behrooz Afrakhan as Middle Eastern Anchor
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
Natalie Allen as Natalie Allen
Robert D. Novak as Robert D. Novak
Geraldine A. Ferraro as Geraldine A. Ferraro
Ann Druyan as Ann Druyan
Kathleen Kennedy as Kathleen Kennedy
Michael Albala as Decryption Hacker
Ned Netterville as Decryption Expert

Crew

Robert Zemeckis — Director
Michael Goldenberg — Screenplay
Alan Silvestri — Original Music Composer
Carl Sagan — Novel
Robert Zemeckis — Producer
Don Burgess — Director of Photography
James V. Hart — Screenplay
Steve Starkey — Producer

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