Contact (1997)
Die Wissenschaftlerin Ellie Arroway ist besessen von der Idee, die Existenz außerirdischer Intelligenz zu beweisen. Eines Tages gelingt es ihr tatsächlich, eine Nachricht aus dem All aufzuzeichnen. Eine fremde Lebensform macht ein verschlüsseltes Angebot zur Kontaktaufnahme! Unter weltweiter Beteiligung bereitet sich die Menschheit auf den aufregendsten Moment ihrer Geschichte vor.
Der Regisseur:
Robert Zemeckis
Die Autor:
James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg.
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Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway |
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Matthew McConaughey as Palmer Joss |
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James Woods as Michael Kitz |
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John Hurt as S. R. Hadden |
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Tom Skerritt as David Drumlin |
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William Fichtner as Kent |
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David Morse as Ted Arroway |
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Angela Bassett as Rachel Constantine |
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Geoffrey Blake as Fisher |
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Max Martini as Willie |
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Rob Lowe as Richard Rank |
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Jake Busey as Joseph |
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Tucker Smallwood as Mission Director |
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Jena Malone as Young Ellie |
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Sami Chester as Vernon |
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Timothy McNeil as Davio |
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Laura Elena Surillo as Cantina Woman |
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Henry Strozier as Minister |
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Larry King as Larry King |
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Thomas Garner as Ian Broderick |
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Conroy Chino as KOB-TV Reporter |
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Dan Gifford as Jeremy Roth |
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Vance Valencia as Senator Valencia |
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Donna Kelley as Donna Kelley |
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Leon Harris as Leon Harris |
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Claire Shipman as Claire Shipman |
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Behrooz Afrakhan as Middle Eastern Anchor |
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Saemi Nakamura as Japanese Anchor |
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Maria Celeste Arraras as Latina Anchor |
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Tabitha Soren as Tabitha Soren |
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Geraldo Rivera as Geraldo Rivera |
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Ian Whitcomb as British Anchor |
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Jay Leno as Jay Leno |
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Natalie Allen as Natalie Allen |
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Robert D. Novak as Robert D. Novak |
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Geraldine A. Ferraro as Geraldine A. Ferraro |
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Ann Druyan as Ann Druyan |
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Kathleen Kennedy as Kathleen Kennedy |
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Michael Albala as Decryption Hacker |
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Ned Netterville as Decryption Expert |
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Leo Lee as Major Domo |
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William Jordan as Chairman of Joint Chiefs |
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David St. James as Joint Chief |
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Jill Dougherty as Jill Dougherty |
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Haynes Brooke as Drumlin Aide |
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John Holliman as John Holliman |
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Bobbie Battista as Bobbie Battista |
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Dee Dee Myers as Dee Dee Myers |
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Bryant Gumbel as Bryant Gumbel |
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Linden Soles as Linden Soles |
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Steven Ford as Major Russell |
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Alexander Zemeckis as Major Russell's Son |
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Janie Peterson as Major Russell's Daughter |
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Philippe Bergeron as French Committee Member |
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Jennifer Balgobin as Dr. Patel |
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Anthony Hamilton as British Committee Member |
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Rebecca T. Beucler as NASA Public Relations |
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Marc Macaulay as NASA Technician |
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Pamela Wilsey as Voice of NASA (voice) |
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Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Mechanical |
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Yuji Okumoto as Electrical |
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Gerry Griffin as Dynamics |
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Brian Alston as Communications |
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Rob Elk as Pad Leader |
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Mark Thomason as Security |
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José Rey as Controller #8 |
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Todd Patrick Breaugh as New VLA Technician |
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Alex Veadov as Russian Cosmonaut |
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Alice Kushida as Scientist |
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Robin Gammell as Project Official |
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Richardson Morse as Mission Doctor |
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Seiji Okamura as Japanese Ensign |
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Bernard Shaw as Bernard Shaw |
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Mak Takano as Japanese Tech #1 |
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Hiroshi Tom Tanaka as Japanese Tech #2 |
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Catherine Dao as Life Support |
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Kristoffer Ryan Winters as Dynamics #2 |
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Valorie Armstrong as Woman Senator |
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Jim Hild as Reporter #5 |
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William L. Thomas as Reporter #6 |
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Diego Montoya as School Boy |
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Jonathan Adler as White House Official (uncredited) |
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Robert Aguilar Jr. as NASA Controller #2 (uncredited) |
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Mark Bailey as Four-Star General (uncredited) |
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Matt Bennett as Senate Observer (uncredited) |
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Tony Boldi as Robert Hand (uncredited) |
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Christopher Boyer as Scientist (uncredited) |
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Christine Brady as White House Official (uncredited) |
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Ray Buffer as Press Reporter (uncredited) |
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Mark Byrne as Protester (uncredited) |
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Candice T. Cain as Supporter (uncredited) |
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Michael Chaban as Hadden Suit (uncredited) |
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Aixa Clemente as President's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Derrick Damions as Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Elaina Erika Davis as Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited) |
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Joey Dente as Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Michael Egan as IMC Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Jeff Elmore as Monk (uncredited) |
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Pamela Fischer as Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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Carl Gilliard as Controller (uncredited) |
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William B. Kaplan as TV Interviewer (uncredited) |
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Boris Lee Krutonog as Astronaut (uncredited) |
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Ming Lo as Pod Systems Control (uncredited) |
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Sunshine Logroño as Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Denise Loveday as Press Secretary (uncredited) |
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Neal Matarazzo as Kitz's Aide (uncredited) |
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Bill Miller as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Molly Mueller as Family Exchange (uncredited) |
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Paul L. Nolan as Ellie's Attorney (uncredited) |
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Marisa Petroro as Oval Office Secretary (uncredited) |
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Errica Poindexter as Police Officer (uncredited) |
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J.A. Preston as Senator (uncredited) |
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Frank Principe as Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Billy Quinn as Security Guard (uncredited) |
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Thomas Reid as Senate Hearing (uncredited) |
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Leo Rogstad as Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Russell Sanderlin Sr. as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Frank Silva as Army Officer (uncredited) |
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John A. Taylor as Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited) |
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Todd Thompson as News Reporter (uncredited) |
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Cenk Uygur as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Holly Cross Vagley as Religious Zealot (uncredited) |
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Eric Alan Wendell as Protester (uncredited) |
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Delaney Williams as Believer #1 (uncredited) |
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Gregory L. Williams as Extra (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Zemeckis | Director |
| Writing | Carl Sagan | Novel |
| Writing | James V. Hart | Screenplay |
| Writing | Michael Goldenberg | Screenplay |
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Don Burgess | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Arthur Schmidt | Editor |
| Production | Steve Starkey | Producer |
| Production | Robert Zemeckis | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Burrows | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Johnston | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janice Alexander | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian McAteer | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hallie D'Amore | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lacy | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Alison C. Rosa | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Gary Rizzo | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Andrew Cowitt | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | David Dresher | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Karen Harding | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Kearney | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Susan Popovic | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mary Works | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Peggy Names | Cableman |
| Sound | Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Sara Bolder | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Lacey | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Mary Helen Leasman | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Tony Sereno | Foley Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Ira Toles | 24 Frame Playback |
| Visual Effects | Mark Wineman | 24 Frame Playback |
| Lighting | Douglas W. Smith | Electrician |
| Camera | Ned Martin | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tony Rivetti Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Chad Rivetti | Second Assistant Camera |
| Art | Sara Gardner-Gail | Set Dresser |
| Crew | John P. Cazin | Pyrotechnician |
| Visual Effects | Spencer Knapp | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Dylan Robinson | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Geoffrey Harvey | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Kennedy | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | M. Scott McKee | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Joel Aron | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Gregor Lakner | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Robert Weaver | CG Artist |
| Crew | Ron Brinkmann | CG Supervisor |
| Crew | Jerome Chen | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | John Rauh | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Doran | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Jean François Fontaine | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | David Stump | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | Gimo Chanphianamvong | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Joanie Karnowski | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Smith | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Lisa Kahatriya | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Mary Nelson | Roto Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Ken Ralston | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Dawn Llewellyn | Visual Effects Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Crew | John Wright | Craft Service |
| Art | Ed Verreaux | Production Design |
| Art | Bruce Crone | Art Direction |
| Art | Lawrence A. Hubbs | Art Direction |
| Art | Michael Taylor | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Mathias | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey L. Anzures | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carolyn Elias | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah La Mia Denaver | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roxanna Floyd | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret E. Elliott | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Luc Russier | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Beth Bernstein | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Doug J. Meerdink | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Sally Thornton | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Brad Ricker | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Michael Diersing | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Scott E. Handt | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Jerrold F. Brooks | Construction Foreman |
| Crew | Marzette Bonar | Special Effects |
| Art | Frank McEldowney | Greensman |
| Art | Hap Weaver | Greensman |
| Art | David Manhan | Leadman |
| Art | Evelyne Barbier | Set Designer |
| Art | Mariko Braswell | Set Designer |
| Art | James F. Claytor Sr. | Set Designer |
| Art | Josh Lusby | Set Designer |
| Art | Kristen Pratt | Set Designer |
| Art | Easton Michael Smith | Set Designer |
| Art | Dean Wolcott | Set Designer |
| Sound | Phil Benson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Steve Boeddeker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Teresa Eckton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Douglas Murray | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Marian Wilde | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Gary Rizzo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Dennis Sands | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Eric Cook | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Matt Aitken | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | C. Marie Davis | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Debbie Denise | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Julia Rivas Frey | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | David Jones | Sequence Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Mark S. Miller | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Jay Redd | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Sam Richards | Sequence Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Ariel Velasco-Shaw | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Laurence Treweek | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Kosta Saric | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Rosenbaum | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Alexandra Ritchie | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Heather J. Morrison | Visual Effects Editor |
| Crew | Michael McGovern | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Joe Matza | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kenneth Jones | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Bud Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Josh Bleibtreu | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Robert LaBonge | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Nick Phillips | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Mark O'Kane | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Gregory Lundsgaard | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Michael Douglas Middleton | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Michael Noles | Video Assist Operator |
| Crew | David Presley | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Steven J. Winslow | Camera Technician |
| Lighting | Rand R. Vargas | Rigging Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Brikowski | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Wise | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Bercsi | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Ellsworth | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenn Smiley | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Taryn Weaver | Set Costumer |
| Editing | R. Orlando Duenas | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jeremiah O'Driscoll | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Carin-Anne Strohmaier | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Crew | Joel Marrow | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Luca Kouimelis | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Luz Eneida Nuñez | Location Manager |
| Production | Paul Pav | Location Manager |
| Production | Peggy Pridemore | Location Manager |
| Crew | Jane E. Russell | Unit Publicist |
| Production | Allen E. Taylor | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| Production | Steven J. Boyd | Associate Producer |
| Production | Joan Bradshaw | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lynda Obst | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rick Porras | Associate Producer |
| Production | Carl Sagan | Co-Producer |
| Visual Effects | Allen Hall | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Kirk A. Holland | Transportation Captain |
| Art | John B. Josselyn | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | George Denes Suhayda | Conceptual Design |
| Art | Kathleen Beall | Location Scout |
| Art | Robert E. Denne | Standby Painter |
| Camera | Michael Condro | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Steve Smith | Key Grip |
| Camera | James Conroy | Grip |
| Crew | Kevin LaRosa | Aerial Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Fasman | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Blondell | Key Hair Stylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith VanderLaan | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Thomas C. Mentzer | Carpenter |
| Crew | Victor Jimenez | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Dan Brizendine | Driver |
| Crew | Allen E. Taylor | Production Controller |
| Production | Ines Mongil-Echandi | Production Office Coordinator |
| Crew | Edward J. Ertel | Projection |
| Crew | Wayne Eaton | Propmaker |
| Crew | Jeff Johnson | Set Medic |
| Crew | Michelle Vogler | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Rob Engle | Software Engineer |
| Sound | Randolph Saucedo | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Michael Egan | Stand In |
| Crew | Jay Caputo | Stunts |
| Crew | Bill Feightner | Technical Supervisor |
| Crew | Randy Cantor | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | David Diaz | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Production | Joan Bradshaw | Unit Production Manager |
| Editing | Bob Putynkowski | Color Timer |
| Lighting | Dave Mikutsky | Electrician |
| Lighting | David Morton | Gaffer |
| Production | Scot Boland | Casting Associate |
| Production | Darcy Fray | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Dawn Guinta | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Kent Brown | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | William Ross | Orchestrator |
| Sound | William B. Kaplan | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Mark Marcum | 24 Frame Playback |
| Visual Effects | Timothy Wilcox | 3D Artist |
| Visual Effects | Tim Alexander | Digital Compositors |
| Visual Effects | Theresa Corrao | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Martin A. Kline | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Editing | Harry Keramidas | Additional Editing |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Deyoe | Mechanical Designer |
| Production | Nannette Rosa Collazo | Unit Manager |
| Production | Ann Druyan | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Barbara McBane | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Robin L. Miller | Property Master |
| Directing | Steve Starkey | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Bruce Moriarty | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Ewa Sztompke | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Michael Silvers | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Sue Fox | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Lindakay Brown | ADR Editor |
| Art | Darryl Henley | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Richesson | Costume Illustrator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hope Slepak | Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nigel Boyd | Key Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerardo Rosette | Tailor |
| Directing | Cellin Gluck | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Darin Rivetti | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Clifton T. Cooper | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Steve Burg | Concept Artist |
| Art | Richard Kriegler | Conceptual Illustrator |
| Art | Doreen Austria | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Carl Catanese | Set Buyer |
| Art | Christopher Casey | Swing |
| Art | Nina Saxon | Title Designer |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Sound | Mary Works | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Cheryl Nardi | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Tony Eckert | Foley Mixer |
| Crew | Charlie Bonilla | Special Effects Assistant |
| Crew | Roland Blancaflor | Special Effects Technician |
| Visual Effects | Peter Jackson | Additional Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Michael L. Fink | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kelly Granite | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Crew | J.W. Kompare | Visual Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Mimi Medel | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Camera | Clyde Miller | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Renton-Paul Medcalf | Best Boy Grip |
| Camera | Jeff 'Moose' Howery | Dolly Grip |
| Camera | Frank D. Parrish | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Judith Bouley | Additional Casting |
| Production | Nikki Dalmau | Casting Coordinator |
| Editing | Jana Lynn Gold | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | John Nicolard | Digital Color Timer |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Kristin Dehnert | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Primrose Fukuchi | Location Assistant |
| Production | Kevin Bowe | Assistant Accountant |
| Lighting | William Cueto | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Lighting | Steven C. McGee | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Bart Giovanetti | Compositing Supervisor |
| Crew | Craig A. Mumma | Digital Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Charlie Clavadetscher | Matchmove Supervisor |
| Production | Nick Booth | Production Assistant |
| Production | Carley A. Berkman | Production Secretary |
| Visual Effects | Maura Alvarez | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Production | Robert Cable | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Temp Sound Editor |
| Production | Judd Nissen | Travel Coordinator |
| Crew | Kim Robert Koscki | Stunts |
| Crew | Dan Plum | Stunts |
| Crew | Lynn Salvatori | Stunts |
| Crew | Jill Stokesberry | Stunts |
| Directing | Lucille OuYang | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Scott Levy | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Carl Sagan | Original Story |
| Writing | Ann Druyan | Original Story |