Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1Win8NomsDirected by Steven Spielberg
Synopsis
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.
Awards
50th Academy Awards· 1978
- CinematographyVilmos ZsigmondWon
- Actress in a Supporting RoleMelinda Dillon
- DirectingSteven Spielberg
- Film EditingMichael Kahn
- Music (Original Score)John Williams
- Production DesignDan Lomino, Joe Alves, Phil Abramson
- SoundDon MacDougall, Gene Cantamessa, Robert J. Glass, Robert Knudson
- Visual EffectsDouglas Trumbull, Gregory Jein, Matthew Yuricich, Richard Yuricich, Roy Arbogast
Details
- Released
- 14 December 1977
- Runtime
- 2h 17m
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Writers
- Steven Spielberg
- Budget
- $20,000,000
- Box office
- $306,889,114
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Languages
- Hindi, English, French, Spanish
- Production
- Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions, Columbia Pictures, EMI Films
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Cast
Richard Dreyfuss
François Truffaut
Teri Garr
Melinda DillonNominated
Bob Balaban
J. Patrick McNamara
Warren J. Kemmerling
Roberts Blossom- PPhil Dodds
Cary Guffey