Adolf Hitler
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Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Aixa Clemente
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President's Secretary (uncredited)
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Alexander Zemeckis
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Major Russell's Son (as Alex Zemeckis)
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Alex Veadov
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Russian Cosmonaut
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Alice Kushida
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Scientist
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Angela Bassett
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Rachel Constantine
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Ann Druyan
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Herself
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Anthony Hamilton
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British Committee Member (as Anthony Fife Hamilton)
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Behrooz Afrakhan
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Middle Eastern Anchor
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Bernard Shaw
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Himself
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Bill Clinton
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Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Bill Thomas
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Reporter #6
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Bobbie Battista
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Herself
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Brian Alston
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Communications
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Bryant Gumbel
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Himself
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Candice Cook
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Supporter (uncredited)
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Carl Gilliard
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Controller (uncredited)
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Catherine Dao
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Life Support
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Christopher Boyer
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Scientist (uncredited)
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Claire Shipman
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Herself
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Conroy Chino
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KOB-TV Reporter
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Dan Gifford
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Jeremy Roth
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David Morse
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Ted Arroway
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David St. James
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Joint Chief
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Dee Dee Myers
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Herself
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Delaney Williams
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Believer #1 (uncredited)
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Derrick Damions
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Ailing Believer (uncredited)
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Diego Montoya
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School Boy
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Donna Kelley
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Herself (as Donna J. Kelley)
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Douglas MacArthur
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Himself / Voice Through Space (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
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Elaina Erika Davis
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Philanthropy bureaucrat (uncredited)
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Errica Poindexter
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Police Officer (uncredited)
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Himself / Voice Through Space (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Frank Principe
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Ailing Believer (uncredited)
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Frank Silva
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Army Officer (uncredited)
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Geoffrey Blake
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Fisher
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Geraldine A. Ferraro
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Herself
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Geraldo Rivera
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Himself
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Gerry Griffin
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Dynamics
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Haynes Brooke
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Drumlin Aide
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Henry Strozier
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Minister
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Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
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Japanese Tech #2 (as Tom Tanaka)
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Ian Whitcomb
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British Anchor
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Jake Busey
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Joseph
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James Woods
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Michael Kitz
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Janie Peterson
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Major Russell's Daughter
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J.A. Preston
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Senator (uncredited)
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Jay Leno
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Himself
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Jeff Johnson
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Mechnical
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Jena Malone
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Young Ellie
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Jennifer Balgobin
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Dr. Patel
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Jill Dougherty
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Herself
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Jim Hild
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Reporter #5
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Jodie Foster
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Eleanor Arroway
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Joey Dente
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Factory worker (uncredited)
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John Holliman
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Himself
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John Hurt
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S.R. Hadden
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Jonathan Adler
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White House Official (uncredited)
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Joseph McCarthy
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Himself - Voice Through Space (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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José Rey
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Controller #8
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Kathleen Kennedy
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Herself
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Kristoffer Ryan Winters
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Dynamics #2
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Larry King
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Himself
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Laura Elena Surillo
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Cantina Woman
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Leo Lee
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Major Domo
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Leon Harris
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Himself
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Linden Soles
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Himself
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Lo Ming
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Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
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Mak Takano
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Japanese Tech #1
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Marc Macaulay
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NASA Technician
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Maria Celeste Arraras
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Latina Anchor
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Marisa Petroro
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Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
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Mark Bailey
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Four-Star General (uncredited)
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Mark Thomason
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Security
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Martin Luther King
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Himself / Voice Through Space (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
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Matt Bennett
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Senate Observer (uncredited)
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Matthew McConaughey
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Palmer Joss
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Max Martini
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Willie (as Maximilian Martini)
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Michael Albala
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Decryption Hacker
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Michael Chaban
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Hadden Suit
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Michael Egan
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IMC Police Officer (uncredited)
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Molly Mueller
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Family Exchange (uncredited)
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Natalie Allen
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Herself
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Neal Matarazzo
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Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
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Ned Netterville
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Decryption Expert
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Neil Armstrong
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Himself / Voice Through Space (voice) (uncredited)
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Pamela Fischer
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Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Pamela Wilsey
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Voice of NASA
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Paul L. Nolan
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Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
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Philippe Bergeron
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French Committee Member (as Phillip Bergeron)
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Rebecca T. Beucler
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NASA Public Relations
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Richard Nixon
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Himself - Voice through space (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)
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Richardson Morse
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Mission Doctor
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Rob Elk
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Pad Leader
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Robert Aguilar Jr.
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NASA Controller #2 (uncredited)
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Robert D. Novak
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Himself
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Robin Gammell
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Project Official
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Rob Lowe
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Richard Rank
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Russell Darling
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Protestor (uncredited)
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Russell Sanderlin Sr.
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Photographer (uncredited)
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Saemi Nakamura
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Japanese Anchor
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Sami Chester
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Vernon (as SaMi Chester)
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Seiji Okamura
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Japanese Ensign
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Steven Ford
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Major Russell
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Sunshine Logroño
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Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
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Tabitha Soren
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Herself
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Thomas Garner
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Ian Broderick
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Thomas Reid
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Senate Hearing (uncredited)
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Timothy McNeil
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Davio
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Todd Patrick Breaugh
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New VLA Technician
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Tom Skerritt
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David Drumlin
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Tony Boldi
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Robert Hand (uncredited)
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Tucker Smallwood
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Mission Director
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Valorie Armstrong
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Woman Senator
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Vance Valencia
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Senator Valencia
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Walter Winchell
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Himself / Voice Through Space (voice) (uncredited) (archive footage)
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William B. Kaplan
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TV Interviewer (uncredited)
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William Fichtner
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Kent
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William Jordan
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Chairman of Joint Chiefs
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Yuji Okumoto
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Electrical
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