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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Name: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Genre: Science Fiction, Drama
Released: 1977-12-14
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 7.356

Not Rated

Science FictionDrama

7.356/10(4,186 ratings)

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.

12-14-1977

2h 17m

Backdrop for Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Main 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

Movie Details

Production Info

Director:: Steven Spielberg

Writers:: Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, Jerry Belson, John Hill

Production:: Julia/Michael Phillips Productions, Columbia Pictures, EMI Films

Revenue:: $306,889,114

Budget:: $20,000,000

Key Crew

Writer:: Steven Spielberg

Writer:: Hal Barwood

Casting:: Shari Rhodes

Writer:: Matthew Robbins

Producer:: Clark L. Paylow

Locations and Languages

Country:: US

Filming:: GB; US

Languages:: en