Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 · directed by Steven Spielberg

Rating

90/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

AFI 100

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.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), directed by Steven Spielberg, rates 90/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Richard Dreyfuss
• François Truffaut
• Teri Garr
• Melinda Dillon
• Bob Balaban
• J. Patrick McNamara
• Warren J. Kemmerling
• Roberts Blossom
• Phil Dodds
• Cary Guffey

Crew

• Douglas Slocombe — Director of Photography
• Vilmos Zsigmond — Director of Photography
• William A. Fraker — Director of Photography
• Michael Kahn — Editor
• John Williams — Original Music Composer
• Steven Spielberg — Writer

More from Steven Spielberg

1. Schindler's List (1993) — 99/100 · hit
2. Jaws (1975) — 97/100 · hit
3. Saving Private Ryan (1998) — 97/100 · hit
4. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) — 96/100 · hit
5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — 96/100 · hit
6. The Color Purple (1985) — 85/100 · hit

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