Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. The exciting adventure of the day we make contact with life beyond Earth comes to the screen with a profound sense of wonder and a dazzling visual sweep that extends to the outer reaches of space and the imagination. Jodie Foster is astronomer Ellie Arroway, a woman of science. Matthew McConaughey is religious scholar Palmer Joss, a man of faith. They're opposite ends of a spectrum - and sudden players on the world stage as the countdown to humanity's greatest journey begins. Powerfully, thrillingly and emotionally, 'Contact' connects. Actors Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, David Morse, William Fichtner, Tom Skerritt, Angela Bassett, Rob Lowe, Jake Busey, Timothy McNeil & Jena Malone Director Robert Zemeckis Certificate PG Year 1997 Screen Widescreen 2.35:1 Languages English Additional Languages French ; Italian ; Portuguese ; Spanish Subtitles English for the hearing impaired ; Danish ; Dutch ; Finnish ; French ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Portuguese ; Spanish (Castillian) ; Spanish (Latin America) ; Swedish ; German for the hearing impaired ; Italian for the hearing impaired