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Key Details

Release StatusReleased
Release Date1977-12-14
Languageen
Runtime2h 17m
Budget$20,000,000
Revenue$306,889,114
Production

Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions, Columbia Pictures, EMI Films

7.4(4.9k)
•1977•2h 17m

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

"We are not alone."

Science FictionDrama

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.

Writing & Screenplay
Steven Spielberg
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond

Principal Cast

58 credited
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard DreyfussRoy Neary
François Truffaut
François TruffautClaude Lacombe
Teri Garr
Teri GarrRonnie Neary
Melinda Dillon
Melinda DillonJillian Guiler
Bob Balaban
Bob BalabanDavid Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara
J. Patrick McNamaraProject Leader
Warren J. Kemmerling
Warren J. KemmerlingWild Bill
Roberts Blossom
Roberts BlossomFarmer
PD
Phil DoddsARP Musician
Cary Guffey
Cary GuffeyBarry Guiler

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