Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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.
Runtime 2h15m0s
Released Dec 14, 1977
Watched Feb 3, 2024 10:00 pm
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This page includes spoilers of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.Credits
Cast
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
FarmerPhil Dodds
ARP Musician
Cary Guffey
Barry GuilerShawn Bishop
Brad NearyAdrienne Campbell
Sylvia NearyJustin Dreyfuss
Toby Neary
Lance Henriksen
RobertMerrill Connally
Team LeaderAmy Douglass
Implantee
Gene Dynarski
Ike
Carl Weathers
Military Policeman
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
F.J. O'Neil
ARP Project MemberHal Barwood
Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Matthew Robbins
Returnee #3 Flt. 19Gene Rader
HawkerDaniel Nunez
FederaleChuy Franco
Federale
Luis Contreras
FederaleGalen Thompson
Special Forces
John Dennis Johnston
Special ForcesRobert Broyles
Dirty Tricks #3Monty Jordan
Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Basil Hoffman
Longly (uncredited)Stephen Powers
UN Observer (uncredited)
George DiCenzo
Major Benchley
Alexander Lockwood
Implantee
Josef Sommer
Larry Butler
Bill Thurman
Air Traffic
James Keane
Radio Telescope Team
J. Allen Hynek
Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith (uncredited)Philip Dodds
Jean ClaudeMary Gafrey
Mrs. HarrisMichael J. Dyer
HimselfRoger Ernest
Highway PatrolmanRandy Hermann
Returnee #1 Flt. 19David Anderson
Air Traffic ControllerRichard L. Hawkins
Air Traffic ControllerCraig Shreeve
Air TrafficRoy E. Richards
Air East PilotEumenio Blanco
FederaleDennis McMullen
Radio Telescope TeamCy Young
Radio Telescope TeamTom Howard
Radio Telescope TeamRichard Stuart
Truck DispatcherBob Westmoreland
Load DispatcherMatt Emery
Support LeaderJohn Ewing
Dirty Tricks #1Kirk Raymond
Dirty Tricks #4Keith Atkinson
Dirty Tricks #2Crew
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Steven Spielberg
Director
Steven Spielberg
Writer
Michael Kahn
Editor
Juliet Taylor
CastingJohn A. Alonzo
Additional Director of Photography
Steven Poster
Second Unit Director of Photography
Joe Alves
Production DesignPhil Abramson
Set DecorationClark L. Paylow
Producer
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Carlo Rambaldi
Visual Effects
László Kovács
Additional Director of Photography
Douglas Trumbull
Visual Effects Director
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of PhotographyJulia Phillips
ProducerMichael Phillips
Producer
Shari Rhodes
CastingDaniel A. Lomino
Art Direction
Matthew Robbins
WriterHal Barwood
WriterNick McLean
Camera OperatorFrank E. Warner
Supervising Sound Effects EditorBobby Bass
StuntsCharlsie Bryant
Script SupervisorGeorge Jenson
Production Illustrator
Henry Kingi
Stunt Driver
Jerry Belson
WriterJohn Hill
Writer
Craig R. Baxley
Stunt DriverKenneth Wannberg
Music EditorDon MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording MixerDenny Arnold
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
StuntsSam Gordon
Property MasterMelvin Jones
StuntsJim Bloom
Second Assistant DirectorEdie Panda
HairdresserBob Westmoreland
Makeup SupervisorRobert Knudson
Sound Re-Recording MixerRobert Swarthe
Animation SupervisorMonty Jordan
Utility StuntsStephen Powers
StuntsEarl Gilbert
GafferPete Turner
Still PhotographerPeter Sorel
Still PhotographerJim Coe
Still PhotographerMurray Weissman
PublicistAl Ebner
PublicistJoe O'Har
Location ManagerJack Schrader
Supervising Dialogue EditorRichard Yuricich
VFX Director of Photography
Dan Perri
Title DesignerJerry Brutsche
Stunt DriverCharles Myers
Assistant DirectorHarry Moreau
AnimationCarol Bidault de L'Isle
Production AssistantPeggy Rosson
Production AccountantBill Parks
Construction ManagerStephen Katz
Sound SupervisorJoyce Goldberg
Production SecretaryGail Siemers
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