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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

U/A 13+ 14/12/1977
  • Science Fiction, Drama
  • 2 hr 17 min
73%
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $20,000,000
  • Revenue :$306,889,114
We are not alone.

Overview

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
  • Status : Released
  • Budget : $20,000,000
  • Revenue :$306,889,114
We are not alone.

Overview

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
Top Billed Cast
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss

Roy Neary

François Truffaut
François Truffaut

Claude Lacombe

Teri Garr
Teri Garr

Ronnie Neary

Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon

Jillian Guiler

Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban

David Laughlin

J. Patrick McNamara
J. Patrick McNamara

Project Leader

Warren J. Kemmerling
Warren J. Kemmerling

Wild Bill

Roberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom

Farmer

Cary Guffey
Cary Guffey

Barry Guiler

Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen

Robert

Gene Dynarski
Gene Dynarski

Ike

Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers

Military Policeman

Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold

F.J. O'Neil
F.J. O'Neil

ARP Project Member

Matthew Robbins
Matthew Robbins

Returnee #3 Flt. 19

Luis Contreras
Luis Contreras

Federale

George DiCenzo
George DiCenzo

Major Benchley

Alexander Lockwood
Alexander Lockwood

Implantee

Josef Sommer
Josef Sommer

Larry Butler

Bill Thurman
Bill Thurman

Air Traffic

James Keane
James Keane

Radio Telescope Team

Basil Hoffman
Basil Hoffman

Longly (uncredited)

J. Allen Hynek
J. Allen Hynek

Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)

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Crew Members
Juliet Taylor
Juliet Taylor

Casting

Shari Rhodes
Shari Rhodes

Casting

Michael Kahn
Michael Kahn

Editor

Joe Alves
Joe Alves

Production Design

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

Director

Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg

Writer

John Williams
John Williams

Original Music Composer

Vilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond

Director of Photography

László Kovács
László Kovács

Additional Director of Photography

Jim Bloom
Jim Bloom

Second Assistant Director

Steven Poster
Steven Poster

Second Unit Director of Photography

John A. Alonzo
John A. Alonzo

Additional Director of Photography

Buddy Joe Hooker
Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunt Coordinator

J. Allen Hynek
J. Allen Hynek

Production Consultant

Henry Kingi
Henry Kingi

Stunt Driver

Jeannie Epper
Jeannie Epper

Stunts

Craig R. Baxley
Craig R. Baxley

Stunt Driver

Jerry Brutsche
Jerry Brutsche

Stunt Driver

Dan Perri
Dan Perri

Title Designer

Douglas Trumbull
Douglas Trumbull

Visual Effects Director

Carlo Rambaldi
Carlo Rambaldi

Visual Effects

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