Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
An Indiana electric lineman finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches.
All Releases
Domestic (44.1%)
$135,189,114
$135,189,114
International (55.9%)
$171,700,000
$171,700,000
Worldwide
$306,889,114
$306,889,114
Domestic DistributorColumbia Pictures
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Budget$20,000,000
Earliest Release DateNovember 16, 1977
(Domestic)
Running Time2 hr 18 min
GenresDrama
Sci-Fi
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| Filmmakers | Role |
|---|---|
| Steven Spielberg | Director |
| Steven Spielberg | Writer |
| Hal Barwood | Writer |
| Jerry Belson | Writer |
| John Hill | Writer |
| Matthew Robbins | Writer |
| Julia Phillips | Producer |
| Michael Phillips | Producer |
| John Williams | Composer |
| Vilmos Zsigmond | Cinematographer |
| Michael Kahn | Editor |
| Joe Alves | Production Designer |
| Cast | Role |
|---|---|
| Richard Dreyfuss | |
| François Truffaut | |
| Teri Garr | |
| Melinda Dillon |
