The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001

1h 41m

6.9(8 votes)

Documentary

Overview

A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

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Cast & Crew

15 members

Directing

Steven Spielberg

Self

Sound

John Williams

Self

Acting

Richard Dreyfuss

Self

Acting

Teri Garr

Self

Acting

Melinda Dillon

Self

Acting

Bob Balaban

Self

Art

Joe Alves

Self

Acting

Cary Guffey

Self

Visual Effects

Gregory Jein

Self

No Image

Editing

Michael Kahn

Self

Acting

Ralph McQuarrie

Self

Visual Effects

Dennis Muren

Self

Directing

Robert Swarthe

Self

No Image

Camera

Vilmos Zsigmond

Self

Visual Effects

Douglas Trumbull

Self

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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Overview

Links & Resources

Cast & Crew

Steven Spielberg

John Williams

Richard Dreyfuss

Teri Garr

Melinda Dillon

Bob Balaban

Joe Alves

Cary Guffey

Gregory Jein

Michael Kahn

Ralph McQuarrie

Dennis Muren

Robert Swarthe

Vilmos Zsigmond

Douglas Trumbull

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