Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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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Richard Dreyfuss
as Roy Neary
as Roy Neary
François Truffaut
as Claude Lacombe
as Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr
as Ronnie Neary
as Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon
as Jillian Guiler
as Jillian Guiler
Bob Balaban
as David Laughlin
as David Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara
as Project Leader
as Project Leader
Warren J. Kemmerling
as Wild Bill
as Wild Bill
Roberts Blossom
as Farmer
as Farmer
Phil Dodds
as ARP Musician
as ARP Musician
Cary Guffey
as Barry Guiler
as Barry Guiler
Shawn Bishop
as Brad Neary
as Brad Neary
Adrienne Campbell
as Sylvia Neary
as Sylvia Neary
Justin Dreyfuss
as Toby Neary
as Toby Neary
Lance Henriksen
as Robert
as Robert
Merrill Connally
as Team Leader
as Team Leader
Amy Douglass
as Implantee
as Implantee
Gene Dynarski
as Ike
as Ike
Carl Weathers
as Military Policeman
as Military Policeman
Norman Bartold
as Norman Bartold
as Norman Bartold
F.J. O'Neil
as ARP Project Member
as ARP Project Member
Hal Barwood
as Returnee #2 Flt. 19
as Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Matthew Robbins
as Returnee #3 Flt. 19
as Returnee #3 Flt. 19
Gene Rader
as Hawker
as Hawker
Daniel Nunez
as Federale
as Federale
Chuy Franco
as Federale
as Federale
Luis Contreras
as Federale
as Federale
Galen Thompson
as Special Forces
as Special Forces
John Dennis Johnston
as Special Forces
as Special Forces
Robert Broyles
as Dirty Tricks #3
as Dirty Tricks #3
George DiCenzo
as Major Benchley
as Major Benchley
Alexander Lockwood
as Implantee
as Implantee
Josef Sommer
as Larry Butler
as Larry Butler
Bill Thurman
as Air Traffic
as Air Traffic
James Keane
as Radio Telescope Team
as Radio Telescope Team
Philip Dodds
as Jean Claude
as Jean Claude
Mary Gafrey
as Mrs. Harris
as Mrs. Harris
Michael J. Dyer
as Himself
as Himself
Roger Ernest
as Highway Patrolman
as Highway Patrolman
Randy Hermann
as Returnee #1 Flt. 19
as Returnee #1 Flt. 19
David Anderson
as Air Traffic Controller
as Air Traffic Controller
Richard L. Hawkins
as Air Traffic Controller
as Air Traffic Controller
Craig Shreeve
as Air Traffic
as Air Traffic
Roy E. Richards
as Air East Pilot
as Air East Pilot
Eumenio Blanco
as Federale
as Federale
Dennis McMullen
as Radio Telescope Team
as Radio Telescope Team
Cy Young
as Radio Telescope Team
as Radio Telescope Team
Tom Howard
as Radio Telescope Team
as Radio Telescope Team
Richard Stuart
as Truck Dispatcher
as Truck Dispatcher
Bob Westmoreland
as Load Dispatcher
as Load Dispatcher
Matt Emery
as Support Leader
as Support Leader
John Ewing
as Dirty Tricks #1
as Dirty Tricks #1
Kirk Raymond
as Dirty Tricks #4
as Dirty Tricks #4
Keith Atkinson
as Dirty Tricks #2
as Dirty Tricks #2
Monty Jordan
as Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
as Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Basil Hoffman
as Longly (uncredited)
as Longly (uncredited)
Stephen Powers
as UN Observer (uncredited)
as UN Observer (uncredited)
J. Allen Hynek
as Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
as Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
Howard K. Smith
as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
as Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
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Steven Spielberg
Director
Director
Clark L. Paylow
Producer
Producer
Julia Phillips
Producer
Producer
Michael Phillips
Producer
Producer
John Williams
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Michael Kahn
Editor
Editor
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Casting
Joe Alves
Production Design
Production Design
Daniel A. Lomino
Art Direction
Art Direction
Phil Abramson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Steven Spielberg
Writer
Writer
Edie Panda
Hairdresser
Hairdresser
Bob Westmoreland
Makeup Supervisor
Makeup Supervisor
Charles Myers
Assistant Director
Assistant Director
Jim Bloom
Second Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Bill Parks
Construction Manager
Construction Manager
Sam Gordon
Property Master
Property Master
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen Katz
Sound Supervisor
Sound Supervisor
Jack Schrader
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Steven Poster
Second Unit Director of Photography
Second Unit Director of Photography
John A. Alonzo
Additional Director of Photography
Additional Director of Photography
László Kovács
Additional Director of Photography
Additional Director of Photography
Harry Moreau
Animation
Animation
Robert Swarthe
Animation Supervisor
Animation Supervisor
Richard Yuricich
VFX Director of Photography
VFX Director of Photography
Peggy Rosson
Production Accountant
Production Accountant
Joyce Goldberg
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
Carol Bidault de L'Isle
Production Assistant
Production Assistant
Gail Siemers
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
George Jenson
Production Illustrator
Production Illustrator
Don MacDougall
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Kenneth Wannberg
Music Editor
Music Editor
Charlsie Bryant
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Frank E. Warner
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Earl Gilbert
Gaffer
Gaffer
Nick McLean
Camera Operator
Camera Operator
Pete Turner
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Jim Coe
Still Photographer
Still Photographer
Murray Weissman
Publicist
Publicist
Al Ebner
Publicist
Publicist
Joe O'Har
Location Manager
Location Manager
Richard Oswald
Sound
Sound
J. Allen Hynek
Production Consultant
Production Consultant
Henry Kingi
Stunt Driver
Stunt Driver
Craig R. Baxley
Stunt Driver
Stunt Driver
Denny Arnold
Stunts
Stunts
Bobby Bass
Stunts
Stunts
Jerry Brutsche
Stunt Driver
Stunt Driver
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
Stunts
Melvin Jones
Stunts
Stunts
Monty Jordan
Utility Stunts
Utility Stunts
Stephen Powers
Stunts
Stunts
Dan Perri
Title Designer
Title Designer
Douglas Trumbull
Visual Effects Director
Visual Effects Director
Carlo Rambaldi
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
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