Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

We Are Not Alone
( Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi )

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Poster

MPAA Rating:

US Runtime: 132 min

Premiere Date:
Nov 16, 1977 [USA]

Director:	Steven Spielberg

Writers:	Steven Spielberg [written by] Hal Barwood [uncredited] Jerry Belson [uncredited] John Hill [uncredited] Matthew Robbins [uncredited]

Music by	John Williams

Cinematography:	William A. Fraker [American scenes] Vilmos Zsigmond

Edited by:	Michael Kahn

Production Design:	Joe Alves

Cast:

Richard Dreyfuss Roy Neary François Truffaut Claude Lacombe Teri Garr Ronnie Neary Melinda Dillon Jillian Guiler Bob Balaban David Laughlin J. Patrick McNamara Project Leader Warren J. Kemmerling Wild Bill Roberts Blossom Farmer Philip Dodds Jean Claude Cary Guffey Barry Guiler Shawn Bishop Brad Neary Adrienne Campbell Sylvia Neary Justin Dreyfuss Toby Neary Lance Henriksen Robert Merrill Connally Team Leader George DiCenzo Maj. Benchley Amy Douglass Implantee Alexander Lockwood Implantee Gene Dynarski Ike Mary Gafrey Mrs. Harris Norman Bartold Ohio tollbooth attendant Josef Sommer Larry Butler Rev. Michael J. Dyer Himself Roger Ernest Highway Patrolman Carl Weathers MP Phil Dodds ARP musician Randy Hermann Returnee #1 Flt. 19 Hal Barwood Returnee #2 Flt. 19		Matthew Robbins Returnee #3 Flt. 19 David Anderson Air traffic controller Richard L. Hawkins Air traffic controller Craig Shreeve Air traffic controller Bill Thurman Air traffic controller Roy E. Richards Air East pilot Gene Rader Hawker Eumenio Blanco Federale Daniel Núñez Federale Chuy Franco Federale Luis Contreras Federale James Keane Radiotelescope team Dennis McMullen Radiotelescope team Cy Young Radiotelescope team Tom Howard Radiotelescope team Richard Stuart Truck dispatcher Bob Westmoreland Load dispatcher Galen Thompson Special Forces trooper John Dennis Johnston Special Forces trooper John Ewing Dirty Tricks #1 Keith Atkinson Dirty Tricks #2 Robert Broyles Dirty Tricks #3 Kirk Raymond Dirty Tricks #4 Monty Jordan Special Forces commander/helicopter pilot (uncredited) Howard K. Smith Himself (uncredited) J. Allen Hynek Himself (uncredited) Basil Hoffman Longly (uncredited)

Special Effects:

Future General Corporation

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

Bay Minette, Alabama, USA

Burbank, California, USA [police cars chasing UFO lights]

Devil’s Tower National Monument, Devil’s Tower, Wyoming, USA

El Mirage Dry Lake, California, USA

Los Angeles International Airport - One World Way, Los Angeles, California, USA

Mobile, Alabama, USA

Mojave Desert, California, USA

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Palmdale, California, USA [air traffic control center]

Tech Info:

Budget:: $20,000,000 (USA)
Color Info:: Color (Metrocolor)
Sound Mix:: 70 mm 6-Track / Dolby

Aspect Ratio:: 2.35 : 1
Cinematographic Process:: Panavision
Film Negative Format:: 35 mm
Printed Film Format:: 35 mm

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