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A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
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Collection
Not in ACMI's collection
Credits
director
Robert Zemeckis
costume design
Joanna Johnston
editor
Arthur Schmidt
producer
Robert Zemeckis
Steve Starkey
production company
South Side Amusement Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
production design
Ed Verreaux
screenplay
James V. Hart
Michael Goldenberg
story
Ann Druyan
Carl Sagan
Duration
02:30:00
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
tmdb-movie-686
Language
English