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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Steven Spielberg

1977 • 2h 17m

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.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Cast

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

Phil DoddsARP Musician

Cary Guffey

Cary GuffeyBarry Guiler

Shawn BishopBrad Neary

Adrienne CampbellSylvia Neary

Justin DreyfussToby Neary

Lance Henriksen

Lance HenriksenRobert

Merrill ConnallyTeam Leader

Crew

Steven Spielberg

Steven SpielbergDirector

Julia Phillips

Julia PhillipsProducer

Michael Phillips

Michael PhillipsProducer

John Williams

John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer

Vilmos Zsigmond

Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography

Michael Kahn

Michael KahnEditor

Shari Rhodes

Shari RhodesCasting

Juliet Taylor

Juliet TaylorCasting

Joe Alves

Joe AlvesProduction Design

Buddy Joe Hooker

Buddy Joe HookerStunt Coordinator

J. Allen Hynek

J. Allen HynekProduction Consultant

Henry Kingi

Henry KingiStunt Driver

Craig R. Baxley

Craig R. BaxleyStunt Driver

Jerry Brutsche

Jerry BrutscheStunt Driver

Jeannie Epper

Jeannie EpperStunts

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