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1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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.

Credits

Director

Steven Spielberg

Producers

Clark L. Paylow , Julia Phillips , Michael Phillips

Writer

Steven Spielberg

Cinematographer

Vilmos Zsigmond

Composer

John Williams

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss , François Truffaut , Teri Garr , Melinda Dillon , Bob Balaban , J. Patrick McNamara , Warren J. Kemmerling , Roberts Blossom , Phil Dodds , Cary Guffey

Studios

Columbia Pictures , EMI Films , Julia/Michael Phillips Productions

Genres

Drama Science Fiction

Posters

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) international poster - US
US international
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) character poster - US
US character
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) imax poster - US
US imax

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