Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

PG
13/03/1978 (GB)
Science Fiction, Drama
2h 17m

We are not alone.

Overview

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.

  • Steven SpielbergDirector, Writer
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $20,000,000

  • Revenue

    $306,889,114

Keywords

  • wyoming, usa
  • indiana, usa
  • flying saucer
  • extraterrestrial technology
  • obsession
  • evacuation
  • blackout
  • secret base
  • alien life-form
  • alien
  • ufo
  • vision
  • alien abduction
  • missing person
  • alien contact
  • mother ship
  • extraterrestrial life form
  • alien language
  • alien space craft
  • questioning
  • escapade
  • curious
  • obsessive quest
  • flying ship
  • ufo sighting
  • alien encounter
  • desperate
  • lightshow
  • extraterrestrial humanoids
  • wonder
  • mysterious lights
  • alien spaceship
  • extraterrestrial capsule
  • moving lights
  • humanoid alien
  • secret space ufos
  • whimsical
  • admiring
  • awestruck
  • flashing lights

Top Billed Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Roy Neary

François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Claude Lacombe

Teri Garr

Teri Garr

Ronnie Neary

Melinda Dillon

Melinda Dillon

Jillian Guiler

Bob Balaban

Bob Balaban

David Laughlin

J. Patrick McNamara

J. Patrick McNamara

Project Leader

Warren J. Kemmerling

Warren J. Kemmerling

Wild Bill

Roberts Blossom

Roberts Blossom

Farmer

Phil Dodds

ARP Musician

Cary Guffey

Cary Guffey

Barry Guiler

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