Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Released: 1977-12-14 Duration: 2hr 17min

Genres: Science Fiction Drama

Rating 7.4

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We are not alone.

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Julia/Michael Phillips Productions

Columbia Pictures

EMI Films

Additional Info

Budget	$20,000,000.00
Revenue	$306,889,114.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	26.36

Directed By

Steven Spielberg

Crew

Writer
Steven Spielberg

Art Direction
Daniel A. Lomino

Set Decoration
Phil Abramson

Casting
Shari Rhodes

Producer
Clark L. Paylow

Casting
Juliet Taylor

Original Music Composer
John Williams

Editor
Michael Kahn

Director
Steven Spielberg

Producer
Julia Phillips

Production Design
Joe Alves

Director of Photography
Vilmos Zsigmond

Producer
Michael Phillips

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson

Hairdresser
Edie Panda

Makeup Supervisor
Bob Westmoreland

Sound Supervisor
Stephen Katz

Supervising Dialogue Editor
Jack Schrader

Assistant Director
Charles Myers

Construction Manager
Bill Parks

Property Master
Sam Gordon

Second Assistant Director
Jim Bloom

Additional Director of Photography
John A. Alonzo

Additional Director of Photography
László Kovács

Second Unit Director of Photography
Steven Poster

Production Assistant
Carol Bidault de L'Isle

VFX Director of Photography
Richard Yuricich

Production Secretary
Gail Siemers

Animation
Harry Moreau

Production Accountant
Peggy Rosson

Production Secretary
Joyce Goldberg

Animation Supervisor
Robert Swarthe

Production Illustrator
George Jenson

Stunt Coordinator
Buddy Joe Hooker

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don MacDougall

Music Editor
Kenneth Wannberg

Script Supervisor
Charlsie Bryant

Camera Operator
Nick McLean

Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Frank E. Warner

Gaffer
Earl Gilbert

Location Manager
Joe O'Har

Publicist
Al Ebner

Still Photographer
Jim Coe

Still Photographer
Peter Sorel

Publicist
Murray Weissman

Still Photographer
Pete Turner

Sound
Richard Oswald

Production Consultant
J. Allen Hynek

Stunt Driver
Henry Kingi

Stunts
Denny Arnold

Stunts
Bobby Bass

Stunt Driver
Craig R. Baxley

Stunt Driver
Jerry Brutsche

Stunts
Melvin Jones

Utility Stunts
Monty Jordan

Stunts
Stephen Powers

Stunts
Jeannie Epper

Title Designer
Dan Perri

Visual Effects Director
Douglas Trumbull

Visual Effects
Carlo Rambaldi

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