Principal Cast
Jodie Foster
as Eleanor Arroway
David Morse
as Ted Arroway
Matthew McConaughey
as Palmer Joss
James Woods
as Michael Kitz
John Hurt
as S. R. Hadden
Rob Lowe
as Richard Rank
Tom Skerritt
as David Drumlin
William Fichtner
as Kent Clark
Angela Bassett
as Rachel Constantine
Jake Busey
as Joseph
Jena Malone
as Young Ellie
Henry Strozier
as Minister
Haynes Brooke
as Drumlin Aide
Production Crew
Directing
- Robert Zemeckis Director
Writing
- James V. Hart Screenplay
- Michael Goldenberg Screenplay
- Carl Sagan Story
- Ann Druyan Story
Camera
- Don Burgess Director of Photography
Art
- Lawrence A. Hubbs Art Direction
- Bruce Crone Art Direction
- Ed Verreaux Production Design
Costume & Make-Up
- Joanna Johnston Costume Design
- Keith VanderLaan Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Production
- Lynda Obst Executive Producer
- Joan Bradshaw Executive Producer
- Robert Zemeckis Producer
- Steve Starkey Producer
Sound
- Alan Silvestri Original Music Composer
