Independence Day
Directed byRoland Emmerich
Produced byDean Devlin
Written by
  • Dean Devlin
  • Roland Emmerich
Starring
  • Will Smith
  • Bill Pullman
  • Jeff Goldblum
  • Mary McDonnell
  • Judd Hirsch
  • Margaret Colin
  • Randy Quaid
  • Robert Loggia
  • James Rebhorn
  • Harvey Fierstein
  • Harry Connick Jr.
Music byDavid Arnold
CinematographyKarl Walter Lindenlaub
Edited byDavid Brenner
Production
company
Centropolis Entertainment
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • June 25, 1996 (1996-06-25) (Mann Plaza Theater)
  • July 2, 1996 (1996-07-02) (United States)
Running time
145 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$75 million
Box office$817.4 million