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Overview

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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General Information

Release Date: 1997-07-11
Budget: $90000000
Revenue: $171120329
Runtime: 150 min

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