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Feature film — 1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

7.32h 17mScience Fiction — Drama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 4,896 votes.

Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions / Columbia Pictures / EMI Films

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Director: Steven Spielberg

On screen

Cast & crew

Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary

Richard Dreyfuss

Roy Neary

François Truffaut as Claude Lacombe

François Truffaut

Claude Lacombe

Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary

Teri Garr

Ronnie Neary

Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler

Melinda Dillon

Jillian Guiler

Bob Balaban as David Laughlin

Bob Balaban

David Laughlin

J. Patrick McNamara as Project Leader

J. Patrick McNamara

Project Leader

Warren J. Kemmerling as Wild Bill

Warren J. Kemmerling

Wild Bill

Roberts Blossom as Farmer

Roberts Blossom

Farmer

P

Phil Dodds

ARP Musician

Cary Guffey as Barry Guiler

Cary Guffey

Barry Guiler

S

Shawn Bishop

Brad Neary

A

Adrienne Campbell

Sylvia Neary

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