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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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PG,2hrs 15min
Genres:
Sci-Fi,Action
Released:
November 16, 1977
Director:
Steven Spielberg
Distributor:
Sony Pictures Releasing
Starring:
Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr  ...more
Synopsis: Steven Spielberg followed Jaws (1975), his first major box-office success, with this epic science fiction adventure about a disparate group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is an electrical lineman who, while sent out on emergency repairs, witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. Neary's wife and children are at first skeptical, then concerned, and eventually fearful, as Roy refuses to accept ... Full Synopsis
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Lucia Bozzola, AMG Review
Several years in the making and, like Jaws, millions over budget, Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) became Steven Spielberg's second blockbuster, confirming his skills at creating visually spectacular popular entertainment. Blending his reverence for the power of movies with a science fiction UFO tale, Spielberg turns an average man's "close encounter" with an extra-terrestrial into an uplifting ... Full Review
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Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
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"Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977) The moment: A darkened family home is invaded by intense...
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