Cinematic background from Contact 1997 - 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.
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An image of an exoplanet with a star in the background; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An airplane seat in the middle of a room; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman with a headset on her head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman with a headset is sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man sitting in a chair in a room with a computer; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man in a suit and tie holding a tablet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman talking to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A young man with headphones is listening intently; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man in a suit and tie standing in front of a judge; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man wearing a tie and a sweater vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman talking to a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An airplane flying over a body of water at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An image of an exoplanet in the space; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An airplane seat in the middle of a room; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A crowd of people standing next to a black car; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A crowd of people gathered in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An old man wearing glasses and sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A bald man wearing glasses and a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A view of the earth from the space station; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman in a space suit holding a cell phone to her ear; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man in a suit and tie holding a briefcase; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man in a tuxedo talking to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A group of people sitting in a room with books; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman with a headset in her ear; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman sitting next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man in a red scarf sitting on some steps; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person sitting in front of a television; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An image of an alien ship in the middle of the night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman in a black shirt is in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman in a straw hat talking on a cell phone in front of a satellite dish; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman sitting in front of a microphone in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a courtroom; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman wearing a metal suit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing glasses and a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a purple headband; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a colorful shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An older man wearing an air force uniform talking to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person with long curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person holding a wedding ring; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A view of a city from inside a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A hallway in a building with lights on the ceiling; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman talking to each other at an event; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman watches television in an airport terminal; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A young man with long blonde hair wearing a brown jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman with a headset in front of a body of water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A large group of people sitting in front of a crowd; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person talking to another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man with long blonde hair standing in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman in a metallic suit smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A group of people standing in front of a television; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man laying in a bed next to a book shelf; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A young woman looking at a man in the water; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman sitting in a chair with a lap top computer; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A view of the earth taken from a space station; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man standing in front of a large metal structure; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man sitting next to a young girl in a bedroom; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman in a red coat smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a suit and tie smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a brown shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman in a plaid jacket standing in front of a tv; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman wearing headphones and looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a suit and tie smiling; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person with their head on a shoulder; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man in a suit is walking down a set of stairs; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A young girl sitting in front of a laptop computer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman sitting next to each other on the beach; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman kissing in a field; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man sitting in front of a woman in a courtroom; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman standing in front of an airplane; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman holding a cell phone up to her ear; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An older man with glasses sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A group of people standing in front of a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman sitting on the side of a cliff; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman in a space suit with her eyes closed; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man in a suit and tie in front of a door; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A woman in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a headset; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A young man wearing a sweater and holding a pair of ear phones; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman face to face in front of lights; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A young man holding a camera in his hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person talking on a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man and a woman wearing glasses looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – An image of an island with a giant object in the middle of it; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A person wearing a white t - shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Contact” (1997), directed by Robert Zemeckis – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle