Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film)

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American film film science fiction film

Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg that follows ordinary people drawn to a mysterious encounter with extraterrestrial life.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Close Encounters of the Third Kind	8
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Director's Cut)	1
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Special Edition)	1
UFO classification term "close encounter of the third kind"	1
film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American film ⓘ film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ
artDirector	Joe Alves ⓘ
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ Academy Award for Best Sound Effects Editing ⓘ surface form: Special Achievement Academy Award for Sound Effects Editing
basedOn	concepts from J. Allen Hynek's UFO classification ⓘ
boxOfficePerformance	major commercial success ⓘ
castMember	Bob Balaban ⓘ Cary Guffey ⓘ François Truffaut ⓘ Lance Henriksen ⓘ Melinda Dillon ⓘ Richard Dreyfuss ⓘ Teri Garr ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Vilmos Zsigmond ⓘ
consultant	J. Allen Hynek ⓘ
countryOfFilming	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Steven Spielberg ⓘ
distributor	Columbia Pictures ⓘ
editor	Michael Kahn ⓘ
genre	drama film ⓘ science fiction ⓘ
hasVersion	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Director's Cut) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Special Edition)
influenced	later alien-contact films ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainCharacter	Claude Lacombe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jillian Guiler ⓘ Roy Neary ⓘ
musicBy	John Williams ⓘ
narrativeFocus	ordinary people experiencing close encounters with aliens ⓘ
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Art Direction ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Film Editing ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ Academy Award for Best Visual Effects ⓘ
notableElement	five-note musical motif used to communicate with aliens ⓘ
notableLocation	Devils Tower National Monument ⓘ
posterTagline	We are not alone ⓘ
producer	Julia Phillips ⓘ Michael Phillips ⓘ Steven Spielberg ⓘ
productionCompany	Columbia Pictures ⓘ
rating	PG (original US release) ⓘ
releaseDate	1977-11-16 ⓘ
releaseYear	1977 ⓘ
runningTime	approximately 135 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter	Steven Spielberg ⓘ
setInLocation	Indiana ⓘ Wyoming ⓘ
setInPeriod	1970s ⓘ
subject	UFOs ⓘ extraterrestrial life ⓘ first contact ⓘ
titleOrigin	Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UFO classification term "close encounter of the third kind"
visualEffectsSupervisor	Douglas Trumbull ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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François Truffaut → actedIn → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Steven Spielberg → directed → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Dolby Stereo → earlyNotableFilm → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

Devils Tower National Monument → featuredIn → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) → hasVersion → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Special Edition)

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) → hasVersion → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Director's Cut)

Carlo Rambaldi → notableWork → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Richard Dreyfuss → notableWork → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Roberts Blossom → notableWork → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Steven Spielberg → notableWork → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Steven → notableWork → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

subject surface form: Steven Spielberg

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) → titleOrigin → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

this entity surface form: UFO classification term "close encounter of the third kind"

Carlo Rambaldi → workedOn → Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977 film) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Close Encounters of the Third Kind