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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

"We are not alone."

1977
2h 17m
7.3(4373 votes)
Science Fiction
Drama

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.

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Production Companies

Columbia Pictures
EMI Films

Videos & Trailers

10 videos

Cast & Crew

58 members
Acting

Richard Dreyfuss

Roy Neary

Richard Dreyfuss
Directing

François Truffaut

Claude Lacombe

François Truffaut
Acting

Teri Garr

Ronnie Neary

Teri Garr
Acting

Melinda Dillon

Jillian Guiler

Melinda Dillon
Acting

Bob Balaban

David Laughlin

Bob Balaban
Acting

J. Patrick McNamara

Project Leader

J. Patrick McNamara
Acting

Warren J. Kemmerling

Wild Bill

Warren J. Kemmerling
Acting

Roberts Blossom

Farmer

Roberts Blossom
Acting

Phil Dodds

ARP Musician

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Acting

Cary Guffey

Barry Guiler

Cary Guffey
Acting

Shawn Bishop

Brad Neary

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Acting

Adrienne Campbell

Sylvia Neary

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Acting

Justin Dreyfuss

Toby Neary

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Acting

Lance Henriksen

Robert

Lance Henriksen
Acting

Merrill Connally

Team Leader

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Acting

Amy Douglass

Implantee

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Acting

Gene Dynarski

Ike

Gene Dynarski
Acting

Carl Weathers

Military Policeman

Carl Weathers
Acting

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold

Norman Bartold
Acting

F.J. O'Neil

ARP Project Member

F.J. O'Neil
Writing

Hal Barwood

Returnee #2 Flt. 19

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Writing

Matthew Robbins

Returnee #3 Flt. 19

Matthew Robbins
Acting

Gene Rader

Hawker

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Acting

Daniel Nunez

Federale

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Acting

Chuy Franco

Federale

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Acting

Luis Contreras

Federale

Luis Contreras
Writing

Galen Thompson

Special Forces

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Acting

John Dennis Johnston

Special Forces

John Dennis Johnston
Acting

Robert Broyles

Dirty Tricks #3

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Acting

George DiCenzo

Major Benchley

George DiCenzo
Acting

Alexander Lockwood

Implantee

Alexander Lockwood
Acting

Josef Sommer

Larry Butler

Josef Sommer
Acting

Bill Thurman

Air Traffic

Bill Thurman
Acting

James Keane

Radio Telescope Team

James Keane
Acting

Philip Dodds

Jean Claude

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Acting

Mary Gafrey

Mrs. Harris

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Acting

Michael J. Dyer

Himself

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Acting

Roger Ernest

Highway Patrolman

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Acting

Randy Herman

Returnee #1 Flt. 19

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Acting

David Anderson

Air Traffic Controller

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Acting

Richard L. Hawkins

Air Traffic Controller

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Acting

Craig Shreeve

Air Traffic

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Acting

Roy E. Richards

Air East Pilot

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Acting

Eumenio Blanco

Federale

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Acting

Dennis McMullen

Radio Telescope Team

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Acting

Cy Young

Radio Telescope Team

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Acting

Tom Howard

Radio Telescope Team

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Acting

Richard Stuart

Truck Dispatcher

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Costume & Make-Up

Bob Westmoreland

Load Dispatcher

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Acting

Matt Emery

Support Leader

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Acting

John Ewing

Dirty Tricks #1

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Acting

Kirk Raymond

Dirty Tricks #4

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Acting

Keith Atkinson

Dirty Tricks #2

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Acting

Monty Jordan

Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

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Acting

Basil Hoffman

Longly (uncredited)

Basil Hoffman
Acting

Stephen Powers

UN Observer (uncredited)

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Acting

J. Allen Hynek

Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)

J. Allen Hynek
Acting

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

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