USA,
1977, 135 min
(Special edition: 132 min, Director's cut: 137 min)
Directed by:
Steven SpielbergCinematography:
Vilmos ZsigmondComposer:
John WilliamsCast:
Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban, J. Patrick McNamara, Warren J. Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom, Philip Dodds (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Several civilian people are drawn to a remote corner of the US where aliens land in their spaceship and parley with US officials. (official distributor synopsis)
Gallery (226)
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