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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: November 16, 1977

Summary: Power repairman Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) has an extraordinary encounter with a strange spacecraft while out on a call. Recurring visions of a mountain fuel an increasing obsession that drives him to an emotional breaking point. Desperate to understand what he has experienced, he finds an ally in Jillian (Melinda Dillon), a single mother who believes her son has been abducted by the aliens. Meanwhile an international group of scientists led by French expert Claude Lacombe (Francois Truffaut) search for a breakthrough in human-alien communication. Their collective quest culminates in a remote Wyoming rendezvous and an event of unequalled importance in all of human history. [Sony Pictures]

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Runtime:	135 min
Rating:	PG
Official Site:	http://www.sonypicturesmuseum.com/collection/614/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind
Production:	Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genres:	Adventure, Sci-Fi, Drama
Country:	USA
Languages:	English, French, Spanish, Hindi
Home Release Date:	Aug 27, 2002

Director	Credit
Steven Spielberg	Director

Writer	Credit
Hal Barwood	Writer
Jerry Belson	Writer
John Hill	Writer
Matthew Robbins	Writer
Steven Spielberg	Written By

Principal Cast	Credit
François Truffaut	Claude Lacombe
Richard Dreyfuss	Roy Neary
Teri Garr	Ronnie Neary

Cast	Credit
Adrienne Campbell	Silvia Neary
Bob Balaban	David Laughlin
Cary Guffey	Barry Guiler
J. Patrick McNamara	Project Leader
Justin Dreyfuss	Toby Neary
Lance Henriksen	Robert
Melinda Dillon	Jillian Guiler
Merrill Connally	Team Leader
Philip Dodds	Jean Claude
Roberts Blossom	Farmer
Shawn Bishop	Brad Neary
Warren J. Kemmerling	Wild Bill

Producer	Credit
Clark L. Paylow	Associate Producer
Julia Phillips	Producer
Michael Phillips	Producer