Close Encounters Of The Third Kind [1977] (40th Anniversary) (BLU)
Steven Spielberg

Synopsis
Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws), Teri Garr (Tootsie), Melinda Dillon (A Christmas Story) and acclaimed French film director François Truffaut star in the story of a group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Nominated for eight Academy Awards®, including Best Director (Spielberg) and Best Supporting Actress (Dillon), Close Encounters of the Third Kind won for Best Cinematography (Vilmos Zsigmond) with Frank E. Warner taking home a Special Achievement Award for sound effects editing.
Special Features:
- All Three Restored Versions of the film: 1977 Theatrical Version, 1980 Special Edition & 1997 Director's Cut
- "Three Kinds of Close Encounters" Featurette
- Interview with Director Steven Spielberg on the legacy of the film, as well as new interviews with directors J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Denis Villeneuve (Arrival) about the impact of Close Encounters.
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"Steven's Home Movies & Outtakes"
- Rare never-before-seen home movies & gags from the set of Close Encounters.
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind Making-of Documentary
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" Featurette
- Deleted Scenes
- 1977 Featurette "Watch the Skies"
- Storyboard to Scene Comparisons
- Extensive Photo Gallery
- "A View From Above"
Product Details
- Format: Color, Widescreen
- Language: English, French, Spanish
- Subtitles: English, Spanish
- Aspect Ratio: 2:35:1
- Number of Discs: 2
- Rating: PG
- Label: Columbia Pictures
- Release Date: 09/19/2017
- Run Time: 135 minutes
- Catalogue #: 49693
- Region: All Regions