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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Director:
Steven Spielberg
(Dir)
Release Date:
1977
Premiere Information:
New York opening: 16 Nov 1977; Los Angeles opening: 18 Nov 1977
Duration (in mins):
134
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Cast:
Richard Dreyfuss
(Roy Neary)
François Truffaut
(Claude Lacombe)
Teri Garr
(Ronnie Neary)
Melinda Dillon
(Jillian Guiler)
Cary Guffey
(Barry Guiler)
Bob Balaban
(David Laughlin)
Summary:
Distribution Company:
Columbia Pictures
Director:
Steven Spielberg
(Dir)
Producer:
Julia Phillips
(Prod)
Michael Phillips
(Prod)
Writer:
Steven Spielberg
(Wrt)
Photography:
Vilmos Zsigmond
(Dir of photog)
Art Direction:
Joe Alves
(Prod des)
Film Editor:
Michael Kahn
(Film ed)
Music:
John Williams
(Mus)
MPAA Rating:
PG
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Music:
Songs:
Source Text:
Copyright Claimant
Copyright Date
Copyright Number
Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.
16/11/1977
dd/mm/yyyy
LP50006
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Genre:
Science fiction
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Bibliographic Sources:
Date
Page
Hollywood Reporter
4 Nov 1977
p. 3, 15.
Los Angeles Times
20 Nov 1977
p. 50.
New York Times
17 Nov 1977.
Variety
9 Nov 1977
p. 16.
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