Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7.4IMDb Score
Released:1977-12-14
Genre:Science Fiction, Drama
Duration:137 min
Country:United Kingdom, United States of America
Director:Steven Spielberg
Actors:Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban
Production:Julia/Michael Phillips Productions, Columbia Pictures, EMI Films

Overview:

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.

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