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DirectorDavid Twohy
Runtime1h 55m · PG-13
GenresMystery · Science-fiction · Thriller
Release1996-05-31
Film
The Arrival
1996· PG-13· 1h 55m· Mystery· Science-fiction· Thriller
“The greatest danger facing our world has been the planet's best kept secret... until now.”
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a Hitchcockian labyrinth of paranoia and intrigue.
1996-05-31
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Key Crew
DirectorDavid Twohy
ScreenplayDavid Twohy
ProducerJim Steele
Director of PhotographyHiro Narita
Original Music ComposerArthur Kempel
EditorMartin Hunter
Full cast & crew (29 cast · 50 crew)
Details
Released1996-05-31
Runtime1h 55m · PG-13
StatusReleased
StudiosLive Entertainment · Steelwork Films · Mediaworks
Budget$25M
Box office$14M
LanguagesEnglish · French
CountriesMexico · United States of America
Rating6.0/10 · 855 votes
Original languageen
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