Science Fiction ·Drama · United Kingdom · 1977 · 2h 17m

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster
Director
Steven Spielberg
Cast
Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary François Truffaut as Claude Lacombe Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler Bob Balaban as David Laughlin J. Patrick McNamara as Project Leader
Crew
Vilmos Zsigmond — Director of Photography Michael Kahn — Editor John Williams — Original Music Composer Steven Spielberg — Writer Clark L. Paylow — Producer Julia Phillips — Producer
Tagline

We are not alone.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer Close Encounters of the Third Kind — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
wyoming, usaindiana, usaflying saucerextraterrestrial technologyobsessionevacuationblackoutsecret basealien life-formalienufovision
Key Collaborators
Steven Spielberg Director Vilmos Zsigmond Director of Photography Michael Kahn Editor John Williams Original Music Composer Steven Spielberg Writer Clark L. Paylow Producer Julia Phillips Producer Michael Phillips Producer Joe Alves Production Design
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