Close Encounters
of the Third Kind
Directed bySteven Spielberg
Produced by
  • Julia Phillips
  • Michael Phillips
Written bySteven Spielberg
Starring
  • Richard Dreyfuss
  • Teri Garr
  • Melinda Dillon
  • François Truffaut
Music byJohn Williams
CinematographyVilmos Zsigmond
Edited byMichael Kahn
Production
company
EMI Films
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • November 16, 1977 (1977-11-16)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$20 million
Box office$306.1 million