Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

We are not alone.

1977•2h 17m•7.4/10

Science FictionDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(5K)

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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Production

Julia/Michael Phillips Productions, Columbia Pictures, EMI Films

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Shawn Bishop

Brad Neary

Adrienne Campbell

Sylvia Neary

Justin Dreyfuss

Toby Neary

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Robert

Merrill Connally

Team Leader

Amy Douglass

Implantee

Gene Dynarski

Gene Dynarski

Ike

Carl Weathers

Carl Weathers

Military Policeman

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold

F.J. O'Neil

F.J. O'Neil

ARP Project Member

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