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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Sci-fi / Drama
USA, 1977, 135 min (Special edition: 132 min, Director's cut: 137 min)

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Cableman Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is one of several people who experience a close encounter of the first kind, witnessing UFOs flying through the night sky. He is subsequently haunted by a mountainlike image in his head and becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, putting severe strain on his marriage. Meanwhile, government agents around the world have a close encounter of the second kind, discovering physical evidence of otherworldly visitors in the form of military vehicles that went missing decades ago suddenly appearing in the middle of nowhere. Roy and the agents both follow the clues they have been given to reach a site where they will have a close encounter of the third kind: contact. (Sony Pictures Releasing)

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Academy Awards

  • 1978 - Vilmos Zsigmond (Best Achievement in Cinematography)
  • 1978 - Steven Spielberg (Best Achievement in Directing)
  • 1978 - Melinda Dillon (Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role)
  • 1978 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
  • 1978 - John Williams (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
  • 1978 - Best Achievement in Production Design
  • 1978 - Best Achievement in Visual Effects
  • 1978 - Best Sound Mixing