Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977
Directed by Steven Spielberg
- Science Fiction, Drama
- 137 min
- PG
We are not alone.
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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Earnest, contemplative, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- contemplativerelentless
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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Cast
- Richard DreyfussRoy Neary
- François TruffautClaude Lacombe
- Teri GarrRonnie Neary
- Melinda DillonJillian Guiler
- Bob BalabanDavid Laughlin
- J. Patrick McNamaraProject Leader
- Warren J. KemmerlingWild Bill
- Roberts BlossomFarmer
- Phil DoddsARP Musician
- Cary GuffeyBarry Guiler
Crew
- Steven SpielbergDirector
- Steven SpielbergWriter
- Vilmos ZsigmondDirector of Photography
- William A. FrakerDirector of Photography
- Douglas SlocombeDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Michael KahnEditor
- Michael PhillipsProducer
- Julia PhillipsProducer
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