Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Theatrical Release Date:

11/16/1977

DVD Release Date:

05/29/2001

Run Time:

135min.

Starring:

Richard Dreyfuss , François Truffaut , Teri Garr , Melinda Dillon , Cary Guffey

Director(s):

Steven Spielberg

Distributor(s):

Columbia Pictures

MPAA Rating:

Genre(s):

Action,Drama,Science Fiction

Plot: 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. Read More

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