Contact, cast e trama del film

Jodie Foster

Eleanor Arroway

Matthew McConaughey

Palmer Joss

James Woods

Michael Kitz

John Hurt

S. R. Hadden

Tom Skerritt

David Drumlin

William Fichtner

Kent Clark

David Morse

Ted Arroway

Angela Bassett

Rachel Constantine

Geoffrey Blake

Fisher

Max Martini

Willie

Rob Lowe

Richard Rank

Jake Busey

Joseph

Jena Malone

Young Ellie

Tucker Smallwood

Mission Director

Sami Chester

Vernon

Henry Strozier

Minister

Haynes Brooke

Drumlin Aide

Timothy McNeil

Davio

Laura Elena Surillo

Cantina Woman

Michael Chaban

Hadden Suit

Larry King

Himself

Thomas Garner

Ian Broderick

Conroy Chino

KOB-TV Reporter

Dan Gifford

Jeremy Roth

Vance Valencia

Senator Valencia

Donna 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

Natalie Allen

Natalie Allen

Robert D. Novak

Robert D. Novak

Jay Leno

Himself

Geraldine A. Ferraro

Geraldine A. Ferraro

Michael Albala

Decryption Hacker

Ned Netterville

Decryption Expert

Ann Druyan

Ann Druyan

Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

Leo Lee

Major Domo

William Jordan

Chairman of Joint Chiefs

David St. James

Joint Chief

Steven Ford

Major Russell

Alexander Zemeckis

Major Russell's Son

Janie Peterson

Major Russell's Daughter

Jill Dougherty

Jill Dougherty

Philippe Bergeron

French Committee Member

Jennifer Balgobin

Dr. Patel

John Holliman

John Holliman

Anthony Hamilton

British Committee Member

Bobbie Battista

Bobbie Battista

Rebecca T. Beucler

NASA Public Relations

Dee Dee Myers

Dee Dee Myers

Marc Macaulay

NASA Technician

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Mechanical

Bryant Gumbel

Bryant Gumbel

Linden Soles

Linden Soles

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

Pamela Wilsey

Voice of NASA (voice)

Richardson Morse

Mission Doctor

Seiji Okamura

Japanese Ensign

Mak Takano

Japanese Tech #1

Hiroshi Tom Tanaka

Japanese Tech #2

Catherine Dao

Life Support

Kristoffer Ryan Winters

Dynamics #2

Valorie Armstrong

Senator

Jim Hild

Reporter #5

William L. Thomas

Reporter #6

Diego Montoya

School Boy

Jonathan Adler

White House Official

Robert Aguilar Jr.

NASA Controller #2

Mark Bailey

Four-Star General

Matt Bennett

Senate Observer

Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw

Tony Boldi

Robert Hand

Christopher Boyer

Scientist

Mark Byrne

Protester

Candice T. Cain

Supporter

Aixa Clemente

President's Secretary

Derrick Damions

Ailing Believer

Elaina Erika Davis

Philanthropy Bureaucrat

Joey Dente

Factory Worker

Michael Egan

IMC Police Officer

Jonathan Adler

White House Official (uncredited)

Jeff Elmore

Monk

Carl Gilliard

Controller

William B. Kaplan

TV Interviewer

Matt Bennett

Senate Observer (uncredited)

Ming Lo

Pod Systems Control

Sunshine Logroño

Puerto Rican Taxi Driver

Christine Brady

White House Official (uncredited)

Denise Loveday

Press Secretary

Ray Buffer

Press Reporter (uncredited)

Neal Matarazzo

Kitz's Aide

Mark Byrne

Protester (uncredited)

Cassidy McMillan

Student Reporter at NASA

Molly Mueller

Family Exchange

Paul L. Nolan

Ellie's Attorney

Marisa Petroro

Oval Office Secretary

Errica Poindexter

Police Officer

J.A. Preston

Senator

Frank Principe

Ailing Believer

Leo Rogstad

Ailing Believer

Russell Sanderlin Sr.

Photographer

Frank Silva

Army Officer

John A. Taylor

Senate Hearing Attendee

Pamela Fischer

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Todd Thompson

News Reporter

Cenk Uygur

Reporter

Holly Cross Vagley

Religious Zealot

Boris Lee Krutonog

Astronaut (uncredited)

Eric Alan Wendell

Protester

Delaney Williams

Believer

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Bill Miller

Reporter (uncredited)

Billy Quinn

Security Guard (uncredited)

Thomas Reid

Senate Hearing (uncredited)

Gregory L. Williams

Extra (uncredited)