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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7.419772h 17mPGMovieScience FictionDrama

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.

DirectorSteven Spielberg
WriterSteven Spielberg
ProducersMichael Phillips·Julia Phillips

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Cast · Directed by Steven Spielberg

RDRichard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
FTFrançois Truffaut
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
TGTeri Garr
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
MDMelinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
BBBob Balaban
Bob Balaban
David Laughlin
JMJ. Patrick McNamara
J. Patrick McNamara
Project Leader
WKWarren J. Kemmerling
Warren J. Kemmerling
Wild Bill
RBRoberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom
Farmer
PD
Phil Dodds
ARP Musician
CGCary Guffey
Cary Guffey
Barry Guiler
SB
Shawn Bishop
Brad Neary
AC
Adrienne Campbell
Sylvia Neary

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