Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Communicating with the Mothership

Scientists try to communicate with the Mothership using light and musical tones.

Directed by Steven Spielberg.

Released in 1977 by Sony.

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  • character-type: Alien
  • character-type: Engineer
  • character-type: Scientist
  • action: Play
  • editors-choice: Musical Moments
  • editors-choice: Awesome FX
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Sci-Fi and Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Alien Sci-Fi
  • secondary-genre: Sci-Fi Dramas
  • secondary-genre: Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • secondary-genre: Classic Sci-Fi & Fantasy
  • mood: Exciting
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • mood: Imaginative
  • prop: Light
  • setting: Military Base
  • theme: Communication
  • actor: François Truffaut
  • actor: Melinda Dillon
  • actor: Richard Dreyfuss
  • director: Steven Spielberg
  • producer: Clark L. Paylow
  • cinematographer: Vilmos Zsigmond
  • production-designer: Joe Alves
  • role-name: Jillian Guiler
  • role-name: Claude Lacombe
  • role-name: Roy Neary
  • screenwriter: Matthew Robbins
  • screenwriter: Hal Barwood
  • screenwriter: Jerry Belson
  • screenwriter: Steven Spielberg
  • year: 1977
  • studio: Sony