Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
We are not alone.
Directed by Steven Spielberg
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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.
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- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Written by
- Steven Spielberg
- Produced by
- Clark L. Paylow, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
- Composer
- John Williams
- Cinematographer
- Vilmos Zsigmond
- Editor
- Michael Kahn
- Origin country
- United States
- Production countries
- United Kingdom, United States
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Language
- English
- Rating
- PG
- Also known as
- CE3K, The Special Edition: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- TMDB
- 7.4/10 (4,818 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 91% Fresh
- Metacritic
- 90/100
- IMDb
- 7.6/10 (229,698 votes)
Awards
- WonAcademy Award— Best Cinematography(1978)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Director(1978)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Original Score(1978)
- NominatedAcademy Award— Best Visual Effects(1978)
Cast
Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
Bob Balaban
David Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara
Project Leader
Warren J. Kemmerling
Wild Bill
Roberts Blossom
Farmer
Phil Dodds
ARP Musician
Cary Guffey
Barry Guiler
Shawn Bishop
Brad Neary
Adrienne Campbell
Sylvia Neary
Justin Dreyfuss
Toby Neary
Lance Henriksen
Robert
Merrill Connally
Team Leader
Amy Douglass
Implantee
Gene Dynarski
Ike
Carl Weathers
Military Policeman
Crew
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