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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 137 min 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.

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2 wins

7 nominations

budget $20,000,000 earnings $306,889,114 return 15.3x

director Steven Spielberg

writer Steven Spielberg

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - Trailer HD 1080p trailer
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Steven Spielberg Discusses His Iconic Sci-Fi Film CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | TCMFF 2024 featurette
Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Deleted Scenes featurette
TCM Big Screen Classics Spot teaser
'Property Brothers' Drew Scott talks 'Close Encounters' on TCM featurette
Richard Dreyfuss Unboxing CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 40TH ANNIVERSARY Ltd. Edition featurette
This Means Something featurette
Vilmos Zsigmond Wins Cinematography: 1978 Oscars featurette
Mark Hamill, C-3PO and R2-D2 Present Special Sound Oscars for Close Encounters and Star Wars featurette
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Special Edition 1980 TV trailer teaser
Whoopi Goldberg On CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND featurette
Steven Spielberg 1977 interview featurette
Steven Spielberg Talks About the Special Effects For CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND featurette
Steven Spielberg On Storyboarding (1978) featurette
Steven Spielberg On Filming In Continuity (1978) featurette
Steven Spielberg On Working With François Truffaut (1978) featurette

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