The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

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1h 41m
2001
6.9 /10 (8)

Overview

A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

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Languages : English
Released Date: 2001-05-08

Top Billed Cast

Steven Spielberg

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John Williams

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Richard Dreyfuss

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Teri Garr

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Melinda Dillon

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Bob Balaban

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Joe Alves

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Cary Guffey

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Gregory Jein

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Michael Kahn

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Ralph McQuarrie

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Dennis Muren

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Robert Swarthe

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Vilmos Zsigmond

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Douglas Trumbull

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