Film

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 · 2h 17m · Science Fiction · Drama

We are not alone.

IMDb

7.6

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

90

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.

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

• Steven SpielbergDirector · Writer
• Michael PhillipsProducer
• Julia PhillipsProducer
• Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography
• William A. FrakerDirector of Photography
• Douglas SlocombeDirector of Photography
• John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
• Michael KahnEditor
• Juliet TaylorCasting
• Shari RhodesCasting

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Release date

December 14, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

PG

Budget

$20,000,000

Revenue

$306,889,114

Genres

Science Fiction, Drama

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