Film record

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977Feature film134 minVerification: Verified

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Production countries
United States
Languages
Spanish · English · French · Hindi
Genres
adventure film · drama film · thriller film · science fiction film · speculative fiction film

Credits

Art department

Joe Alves — Production design

Cinematography

Vilmos Zsigmond — Cinematography

Direction

Steven Spielberg — Directing

Editing

Michael Kahn — Editing

Music

John Williams — Music composition

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss — Acting (Roy Neary)
Melinda Dillon — Acting (Jillian Guiler)
François Truffaut — Acting (Claude Lacombe)
Teri Garr — Acting (Ronnie Neary)
Bob Balaban — Acting (David Laughlin)
Cary Guffey — Acting
Roberts Blossom — Acting
Lance Henriksen — Acting
Carl Weathers — Acting
David Anderson — Acting
George DiCenzo — Acting
J. Allen Hynek — Acting
Josef Sommer — Acting
Matthew Robbins — Acting
Eugene Dynarski — Acting
James Keane — Acting
Basil Hoffman — Acting

Production

Julia Phillips — Production
Michael Phillips — Production

Writing

Steven Spielberg — Screenwriting
Paul Schrader — Screenwriting
Jerry Belson — Screenwriting
Matthew Robbins — Screenwriting
John Hill — Screenwriting
Hal Barwood — Screenwriting

Versions and cuts

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Releases by territory

United States · Original release
16 Nov 1977Checked 11 Sep 2026
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