Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Science Fiction
Drama

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.

Cast

Roy Neary
Richard Dreyfuss
Claude Lacombe
François Truffaut
Brad Neary
S Shawn Bishop
Sylvia Neary
A Adrienne Campbell
Toby Neary
J Justin Dreyfuss
Robert
Lance Henriksen
Team Leader
M Merrill Connally
Implantee
A Amy Douglass
Ike
Gene Dynarski
Military Policeman
Carl Weathers
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
ARP Project Member
F.J. O'Neil
Ronnie Neary
Teri Garr
Returnee #2 Flt. 19
H Hal Barwood
Returnee #3 Flt. 19
Matthew Robbins
Hawker
G Gene Rader
Federale
D Daniel Nunez
Federale
C Chuy Franco
Federale
Luis Contreras
Special Forces
G Galen Thompson
Special Forces
John Dennis Johnston
Dirty Tricks #3
R Robert Broyles
Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
M Monty Jordan
Jillian Guiler
Melinda Dillon
Longly (uncredited)
Basil Hoffman
UN Observer (uncredited)
S Stephen Powers
Major Benchley
George DiCenzo
Implantee
Alexander Lockwood
Larry Butler
Josef Sommer
Air Traffic
Bill Thurman
Radio Telescope Team
James Keane
Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
J. Allen Hynek
Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
H Howard K. Smith
Jean Claude
P Philip Dodds
David Laughlin
Bob Balaban
Mrs. Harris
M Mary Gafrey
Himself
M Michael J. Dyer
Highway Patrolman
R Roger Ernest
Returnee #1 Flt. 19
R Randy Hermann
Air Traffic Controller
D David Anderson
Air Traffic Controller
R Richard L. Hawkins
Air Traffic
C Craig Shreeve
Air East Pilot
R Roy E. Richards
Federale
E Eumenio Blanco
Radio Telescope Team
D Dennis McMullen
Project Leader
J. Patrick McNamara
Radio Telescope Team
C Cy Young
Radio Telescope Team
T Tom Howard
Truck Dispatcher
R Richard Stuart
Load Dispatcher
B Bob Westmoreland
Support Leader
M Matt Emery
Dirty Tricks #1
J John Ewing
Dirty Tricks #4
K Kirk Raymond
Dirty Tricks #2
K Keith Atkinson
Wild Bill
Warren J. Kemmerling
Farmer
Roberts Blossom
ARP Musician
P Phil Dodds
Barry Guiler
Cary Guffey

Crew

Director
Steven Spielberg
Producer
C Clark L. Paylow
Producer
J Julia Phillips
Producer
M Michael Phillips
Original Music Composer
John Williams
Director of Photography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Editor
Michael Kahn
Casting
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Production Design
Joe Alves
Art Direction
D Daniel A. Lomino
Set Decoration
P Phil Abramson
Writer
Steven Spielberg
Writer
H Hal Barwood
Writer
Jerry Belson
Writer
J John Hill
Writer
Matthew Robbins
Production Illustrator
G George Jenson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
D Don MacDougall
Stunt Coordinator
Buddy Joe Hooker
Music Editor
K Kenneth Wannberg
Script Supervisor
C Charlsie Bryant
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
F Frank E. Warner
Gaffer
E Earl Gilbert
Camera Operator
N Nick McLean
Still Photographer
P Pete Turner
Still Photographer
P Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
J Jim Coe
Publicist
M Murray Weissman
Publicist
A Al Ebner
Location Manager
J Joe O'Har
Title Designer
Dan Perri
Visual Effects Director
Douglas Trumbull
Visual Effects
Carlo Rambaldi
Hairdresser
E Edie Panda
Makeup Supervisor
B Bob Westmoreland
Assistant Director
C Charles Myers
Second Assistant Director
J Jim Bloom
Construction Manager
B Bill Parks
Property Master
S Sam Gordon
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
R Robert Knudson
Sound Supervisor
S Stephen Katz
Supervising Dialogue Editor
J Jack Schrader
Second Unit Director of Photography
Steven Poster
Additional Director of Photography
J John A. Alonzo
Additional Director of Photography
László Kovács
Animation
H Harry Moreau
Animation Supervisor
R Robert Swarthe
VFX Director of Photography
R Richard Yuricich
Production Accountant
P Peggy Rosson
Production Secretary
J Joyce Goldberg
Production Assistant
C Carol Bidault de L'Isle
Production Secretary
G Gail Siemers
Stunt Driver
Henry Kingi
Stunt Driver
Craig R. Baxley
Stunts
D Denny Arnold
Stunts
B Bobby Bass
Stunt Driver
J Jerry Brutsche
Stunts
Jeannie Epper
Stunts
M Melvin Jones
Utility Stunts
M Monty Jordan
Stunts
S Stephen Powers