Directed by:
Robert ZemeckisCinematography:
Don BurgessComposer:
Alan SilvestriCast:
Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, David Morse, Angela Bassett, Geoffrey Blake, Max Martini, Rob Lowe (more)Plots(1)
After an astronomer discovers communication emanating from the star Vega, she leads an international team in deciphering it, and travels through space to contact the senders of the message. (official distributor synopsis)
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