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

Ann Druyan

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

Jay Leno

Himself

Michael Albala

Decryption Hacker

Ned Netterville

Decryption Expert

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

Philippe Bergeron

French Committee Member

Jennifer Balgobin

Dr. Patel

Anthony Hamilton

British Committee Member

Rebecca T. Beucler

NASA Public Relations

Marc Macaulay

NASA Technician

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Mechanical

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

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

Robert Aguilar Jr.

NASA Controller #2

Mark Bailey

Four-Star General

Matt Bennett

Senate Observer

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

Jeff Elmore

Monk

Carl Gilliard

Controller

William B. Kaplan

TV Interviewer

Ming Lo

Pod Systems Control

Sunshine Logroño

Puerto Rican Taxi Driver

Denise Loveday

Press Secretary

Neal Matarazzo

Kitz's Aide

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

Todd Thompson

News Reporter

Cenk Uygur

Reporter

Holly Cross Vagley

Religious Zealot

Eric Alan Wendell

Protester

Delaney Williams

Believer

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Jonathan Adler

White House Official

Robert Zemeckis

Director

Luca Kouimelis

Script Supervisor

Cellin Gluck

Second Assistant Director

Lucille OuYang

Second Assistant Director

Bruce Moriarty

First Assistant Director

Steve Starkey

Second Unit Director

Darin Rivetti

Second Second Assistant Director

Alison C. Rosa

Second Second Assistant Director

James V. Hart

Guión, Guión Adaptado

Michael Goldenberg

Guión, Guión Adaptado

Carl Sagan

Historia, Novela

Ann Druyan

Historia

Don Burgess

Director de Fotografía

Nick Phillips

Camera Operator

Robert LaBonge

Camera Operator

Josh Bleibtreu

Camera Operator

François Duhamel

Still Photographer

Michael Douglas Middleton

Still Photographer

Steven J. Winslow

Camera Technician

James Conroy

Grip

Mark O'Kane

Steadicam Operator

Gregory Lundsgaard

Steadicam Operator

Michael Condro

First Assistant Camera

Tony Rivetti Sr.

First Assistant Camera

Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.

First Assistant Camera

Ned Martin

First Assistant Camera

Steve Smith

Key Grip

Jeff 'Moose' Howery

Dolly Grip

Chad Rivetti

Second Assistant Camera

Frank D. Parrish

Second Assistant Camera

Renton-Paul Medcalf

Best Boy Grip

Clyde Miller

Assistant Camera

Alan Silvestri

Compositor de la Música Original

Randy Thom

Sound Designer, Mezclador de Re-Grabación de Sonido

Kenneth Karman

Music Editor

Steve Boeddeker

Sound Effects Editor

Teresa Eckton

Sound Effects Editor

Douglas Murray

Sound Effects Editor

Marian Wilde

Sound Effects Editor

William B. Kaplan

Production Sound Mixer

Phil Benson

Supervising Sound Editor

Tom Johnson

Mezclador de Re-Grabación de Sonido

Gary Rizzo

Mezclador de Re-Grabación de Sonido, Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dennis S. Sands

Mezclador de Re-Grabación de Sonido

Earl Sampson

Boom Operator

Cheryl Nardi

First Assistant Sound Editor

William Ross

Orquestador

Sara Bolder

Foley Editor

Mary Helen Leasman

Foley Editor

Bruce Lacey

Foley Editor

Mary Works

Assistant Sound Editor, Assistant Dialogue Editor

Kent Brown

Assistant Sound Editor

David Dresher

Assistant Sound Editor

Susan Popovic

Assistant Sound Editor

Stephen Kearney

Assistant Sound Editor

Andrew Cowitt

Assistant Sound Editor

Karen Harding

Assistant Sound Editor

Lindakay Brown

ADR Editor

Sue Fox

Supervising ADR Editor

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Catherine Harper

Foley Artist

Tony Eckert

Foley Mixer

Tony Sereno

Foley Mixer

Charleen Richards-Steeves

ADR Mixer

Robert Zemeckis

Productor

Steve Starkey

Productor

Warner Bros

Compañía de Produccion

South Side Amusement Company

Compañía de Produccion

Carl Sagan

Co-Productor

Ann Druyan

Co-Productor

Steven J. Boyd

Productor Asociado

Rick Porras

Productor Asociado

Lynda Obst

Productor Ejecutivo

Joan Bradshaw

Productor Ejecutivo, Unidad de Producción

Victoria Burrows

Casting

Peggy Pridemore

Location Manager

Paul Pav

Location Manager

Luz Eneida Nuñez

Location Manager

Dawn Guinta

Supervisor de Producción

Allen E. Taylor

Production Accountant

Ines Mongil-Echandi

Production Office Coordinator

Scot Boland

Ayudante de Casting

Darcy Fray

Production Coordinator

Nannette Rosa Collazo

Unit Manager

Kevin Bowe

Assistant Accountant

Kristin Dehnert

Assistant Location Manager

Nick Booth

Production Assistant

Judd Nissen

Travel Coordinator

Carley A. Berkman

Production Secretary

Robert Cable

Second Assistant Accountant

Primrose Fukuchi

Location Assistant

Judith Bouley

Additional Casting

Nikki Dalmau

Casting Coordinator

Frances Mathias

Estilista

Carolyn Elias

Estilista

Audrey L. Anzures

Estilista

Janice Alexander

Estilista

Vivian McAteer

Estilista

Deborah La Mia Denaver

Maquilladora

Margaret E. Elliott

Maquilladora

Jean-Luc Russier

Maquilladora

Roxanna Floyd

Maquilladora

Barbara Lacy

Maquilladora

Joanna Johnston

Diseño de Vestuario

Pamela Wise

Costume Supervisor

Betty Brikowski

Costume Supervisor

Kenn Smiley

Set Costumer

Steve Ellsworth

Set Costumer

Patricia Bercsi

Set Costumer

Taryn Weaver

Set Costumer

Jessica Fasman

Assistant Costume Designer

Kathryn Blondell

Key Hair Stylist

Keith VanderLaan

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Nigel Boyd

Key Costumer

Hallie D'Amore

Key Makeup Artist

Robin Richesson

Costume Illustrator

Gerardo Rosette

Tailor

Hope Slepak

Costumer

Gary Archer

Prosthetics

Arthur Schmidt

Editor

Harry Keramidas

Additional Editing

Jeremiah O'Driscoll

First Assistant Editor

Carin-Anne Strohmaier

First Assistant Editor

R. Orlando Duenas

First Assistant Editor

Michael Silvers

Dialogue Editor

Ewa Sztompke

Dialogue Editor

Barbara McBane

Dialogue Editor

Bob Putynkowski

Color Timer

Jana Lynn Gold

Assistant Editor

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

John Nicolard

Digital Color Timer

Ed Verreaux

Diseño de Producción

Lawrence A. Hubbs

Dirección Artística

Bruce Crone

Dirección Artística

Michael Taylor

Decorados

Dean Wolcott

Set Designer

Easton Michael Smith

Set Designer

Josh Lusby

Set Designer

Kristen Pratt

Set Designer

Evelyne Barbier

Set Designer

Mariko Braswell

Set Designer

James F. Claytor Sr.

Set Designer

George Denes Suhayda

Conceptual Design

Doug J. Meerdink

Assistant Art Director

Brad Ricker

Assistant Art Director

Sally Thornton

Assistant Art Director

Beth Bernstein

Art Department Coordinator

John B. Josselyn

Art Department Assistant

Robert E. Denne

Standby Painter

Kathleen Beall

Location Scout

David Manhan

Leadman

Frank McEldowney

Greensman

Hap Weaver

Greensman

Michael Diersing

Construction Coordinator

Scott E. Handt

Construction Foreman

Jerrold F. Brooks

Construction Foreman

Sara Gardner-Gail

Set Dresser

Clifton T. Cooper

Assistant Property Master

Nina Saxon

Title Designer

Richard Kriegler

Conceptual Illustrator

Doreen Austria

Graphic Designer

Darryl Henley

Storyboard Artist

Steve Burg

Concept Artist

Christopher Casey

Swing

Carl Catanese

Set Buyer

Stephen Rosenbaum

Supervisor de Efectos Visuales

Kenneth Jones

Supervisor de Efectos Visuales

Ariel Velasco-Shaw

Supervisor de Efectos Visuales

Lauren Alexandra Ritchie

Supervisor de Efectos Visuales

Joe Matza

Supervisor de Efectos Visuales

Mark Marcum

24 Frame Playback

Ira Toles

24 Frame Playback

Mark Wineman

24 Frame Playback

Debbie Denise

Visual Effects Producer

Julia Frey

Visual Effects Producer

C. Marie Davis

Visual Effects Producer

Mark S. Miller

Visual Effects Producer

Allen Hall

Special Effects Supervisor

Tim Alexander

Digital Compositors

Theresa Corrao

Visual Effects Coordinator

Mary Nelson

Roto Supervisor

Timothy Wilcox

3D Artist

Charlie Clavadetscher

Matchmove Supervisor

Spencer Knapp

3D Animator

Geoffrey Harvey

3D Animator

Dylan Robinson

3D Animator

Jeff Deyoe

Mechanical Designer

Craig A. Mumma

Digital Effects Producer

David Stump

VFX Director of Photography

M. Scott McKee

Compositing Supervisor

Stephen Kennedy

Compositing Supervisor

Bart Giovanetti

Compositing Supervisor

Mimi Medel

Visual Effects Production Manager

John Rauh

Digital Compositor

Jeff Doran

Digital Compositor

Jean François Fontaine

Digital Compositor

Joel Aron

CG Artist

Robert Weaver

CG Artist

Gregor Lakner

CG Artist

Ken Ralston

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Michael L. Fink

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Kelly Granite

Visual Effects Compositor

Gimo Chanphianamvong

Rotoscoping Artist

Maura Alvarez

Rotoscoping Artist

Joanie Karnowski

Rotoscoping Artist

Aaron Smith

Rotoscoping Artist

Lisa Kahatriya

Rotoscoping Artist

Peter Jackson

Additional Visual Effects

Marzette Bonar

Special Effects

Jay Caputo

Dobles

Lynn Salvatori

Dobles

Kim Robert Koscki

Dobles

Jill Stokesberry

Dobles

Dan Plum

Dobles

Randolph Saucedo

Sound Recordist

Bud Davis

Stunt Coordinator

Eric Cook

Special Effects Coordinator

Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz

Temp Sound Editor

David Jones

Sequence Supervisor

Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn

Sequence Supervisor

Jay Redd

Sequence Supervisor

Sam Richards

Sequence Supervisor

Laurence Treweek

Sequence Supervisor

Rob Engle

Software Engineer

Edward J. Ertel

Projection

Tim Monich

Dialect Coach

Robin L. Miller

Property Master

Peggy Names

Cableman

Michelle Vogler

Set Production Assistant

David Presley

Video Assist Operator

Michael Noles

Video Assist Operator

Jane E. Russell

Unit Publicist

Jeff Johnson

Set Medic

Michael Egan

Stand In

Joel Marrow

Transportation Coordinator

Randy Cantor

Transportation Captain

Kirk A. Holland

Transportation Captain

Allen E. Taylor

Production Controller

Jack Wright Jr.

Craft Service

Wayne Eaton

Propmaker

David Diaz

Transportation Co-Captain

Dan Brizendine

Driver

Victor Jimenez

Digital Effects Supervisor

Jerome Chen

CG Supervisor

Matt Aitken

CG Supervisor

Ron Brinkmann

CG Supervisor

Martin A. Kline

Visual Effects Art Director

Michael McGovern

Visual Effects Editor

Heather J. Morrison

Visual Effects Editor

Kosta Saric

Visual Effects Editor

Dawn Llewellyn

Visual Effects Editor

J.W. Kompare

Visual Effects Editor

Bill Feightner

Technical Supervisor

Thomas C. Mentzer

Carpenter

Kevin LaRosa

Aerial Coordinator

John P. Cazin

Pyrotechnician

Charlie Bonilla

Special Effects Assistant

Roland Blancaflor

Special Effects Technician

David Morton

Gaffer

Dave Mikutsky

Electrician

Douglas W. Smith

Electrician

Rand R. Vargas

Rigging Grip

Steven C. McGee

Chief Lighting Technician

William Cueto

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician