Independence Day

Independence Day (1996)

Directed by Roland Emmerich

2h 25m

Action

| Adventure

| Science Fiction

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.

Cast

Will Smith

Will Smith

Capt. Steven Hiller

Bill Pullman

Bill Pullman

President Thomas J. Whitmore

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

David Levinson

Mary McDonnell

Mary McDonnell

Marilyn Whitmore

Judd Hirsch

Judd Hirsch

Julius Levinson

Robert Loggia

Robert Loggia

General William Grey

Randy Quaid

Randy Quaid

Russell Casse

Margaret Colin

Margaret Colin

Constance Spano

James Rebhorn

James Rebhorn

Albert Nimzicki

Crew

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Karl Walter Lindenlaub

Director of Photography

Gino Acevedo

Gino Acevedo

Special Effects

David Brenner

David Brenner

Editor

William James Teegarden

William James Teegarden

Art Direction

Roland Emmerich

Roland Emmerich

Screenplay

David Arnold

David Arnold

Original Music Composer

Oliver Scholl

Oliver Scholl

Production Design

Patrick Tatopoulos

Patrick Tatopoulos

Production Design

Dean Devlin

Dean Devlin

Screenplay

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