Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Full Cast & Crew

Ratings

90%

7.4

7.7

95%

Financials

Revenue: $306,889,114

Budget: $20,000,000

Profit: + $286,889,114

Movie Details

Tag Line: We are not alone.

Status: Released

Average Rating: 7

Release Date: Dec 14, 1977

Rating: 1977-12-14

Run Time: 2h 15m

Original Language: English

Website: -

Production Countries: United States of America

Production Companies: Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions , Columbia Pictures , EMI Films

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Main Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Roy Neary

Age : 76 | Popularity : 39%

François Truffaut

Claude Lacombe

Age : 52 | Popularity : 9%

Teri Garr

Ronnie Neary

Age : 79 | Popularity : 25%

Melinda Dillon

Jillian Guiler

Age : 84 | Popularity : 15%

Bob Balaban

David Laughlin

Age : 78 | Popularity : 13%

J. Patrick McNamara

Project Leader

Age : N/A | Popularity : 7%

Warren J. Kemmerling

Wild Bill

Age : 80 | Popularity : 7%

Roberts Blossom

Farmer

Age : 87 | Popularity : 21%

Phil Dodds

ARP Musician

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Cary Guffey

Barry Guiler

Age : 51 | Popularity : 8%

Shawn Bishop

Brad Neary

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Adrienne Campbell

Sylvia Neary

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Justin Dreyfuss

Toby Neary

Age : 54 | Popularity : 3%

Lance Henriksen

Robert

Age : 83 | Popularity : 29%

Merrill Connally

Team Leader

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Amy Douglass

Implantee

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Gene Dynarski

Ike

Age : 87 | Popularity : 7%

Carl Weathers

Military Policeman

Age : 76 | Popularity : 21%

Norman Bartold

Age : 65 | Popularity : 8%

F.J. O'Neil

ARP Project Member

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Hal Barwood

Returnee #2 Flt. 19

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Matthew Robbins

Returnee #3 Flt. 19

Age : 78 | Popularity : 8%

Gene Rader

Hawker

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Daniel Nunez

Federale

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

Chuy Franco

Federale

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Luis Contreras

Federale

Age : 53 | Popularity : 3%

Galen Thompson

Special Forces

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

John Dennis Johnston

Special Forces

Age : 73 | Popularity : 14%

Robert Broyles

Dirty Tricks #3

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Monty Jordan

Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Basil Hoffman

Longly (uncredited)

Age : 86 | Popularity : 5%

Stephen Powers

UN Observer (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

George DiCenzo

Major Benchley

Age : 70 | Popularity : 5%

Alexander Lockwood

Implantee

Age : 87 | Popularity : 3%

Josef Sommer

Larry Butler

Age : 89 | Popularity : 15%

Bill Thurman

Air Traffic

Age : 74 | Popularity : 4%

James Keane

Radio Telescope Team

Age : 71 | Popularity : 6%

J. Allen Hynek

Man Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Howard K. Smith

Howard K. Smith (uncredited)

Age : 87 | Popularity : 4%

Philip Dodds

Jean Claude

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mary Gafrey

Mrs. Harris

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Michael J. Dyer

Himself

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Roger Ernest

Highway Patrolman

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Randy Hermann

Returnee #1 Flt. 19

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

David Anderson

Air Traffic Controller

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Richard L. Hawkins

Air Traffic Controller

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Craig Shreeve

Air Traffic

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Roy E. Richards

Air East Pilot

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Eumenio Blanco

Federale

Age : 93 | Popularity : 3%

Dennis McMullen

Radio Telescope Team

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Cy Young

Radio Telescope Team

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Tom Howard

Radio Telescope Team

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Richard Stuart

Truck Dispatcher

Age : N/A | Popularity : 4%

Bob Westmoreland

Load Dispatcher

Age : 74 | Popularity : 3%

Matt Emery

Support Leader

Age : N/A | Popularity : 5%

John Ewing

Dirty Tricks #1

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Kirk Raymond

Dirty Tricks #4

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Keith Atkinson

Dirty Tricks #2

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

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