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UNITED STATES · 1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Steven Spielberg
New Hollywood alien contact obsession government conspiracy communication through music transformation
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Synopsis

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

Year1977
CountryUnited States
DirectorSteven Spielberg
MovementNew Hollywood
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