Close Encounters of the Third Kind – The Collector's Edition (Single-Disc Edition)

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	Richard Dreyfuss	Roy Neary
	Francois Truffaut	Claude Lacombe
	Teri Garr	Ronnie Neary
	Melinda Dillon	Jillian Guiler
	Bob Balaban	David Laughlin
	J. Patrick McNamara	Project Leader
	Warren J. Kemmerling	Wild Bill
	Roberts Blossom	Farmer
	Philip Dodds	Jean Claude
	Cary Guffey	Barry Guiler
	Shawn Bishop	Brad Neary
	Adrienne Campbell	Silvia Neary
	Justin Dreyfuss	Toby Neary
	Lance Henriksen	Robert
	Merrill Connally	Team Leader
	George DiCenzo	Major Benchley
	Amy Douglass	Implantee
	Alexander Lockwood	Implantee
	Gene Dynarski	Ike
	Mary Gafrey	Mrs. Harris
	Norman Bartold	Ohio Tolls
	Josef Sommer	Larry Butler
	Michael J. Dyer	Rev. Michael J. Dyer
	Roger Ernest	Highway Patrolman
	Carl Weathers	Military Police

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Director	Steven Spielberg
Writer	Steven Spielberg, Hal Barwood, Jerry Belson, John Hill, Matthew Robbins
Producer	Clark Paylow, Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips
Musician	John Williams
Photography	Vilmos Zsigmond

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Story Synopsis:
Winner of Academy Awards® for Cinematography and Sound Effects Editing, Close Encounters Of The Third Kind sparked more interest than ever before in the possibility we are not alone...and out government knows it. Richard Dreyfuss and others inexplicably drawn to a very specific location where they discover an entire UFO landing compound ready to welcome...what? The version here is the same 137-minute cut also seen on the most-recent LaserDisc. (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD picture exhibits image quality that should surely please. Images are sharp and well defined. At times, the picture exhibits slightly soft images, but there is no apparent smearing. Though somewhat dated, colors are well balanced. Fleshtones can be naturally rendered, though at times a bit reddish, and blacks are quite deep and solid. There is some apparent edge enhancement, giving the picture a hard-edged character at times. Infrequent minor shimmering is noticed. Compared to the previously reviewed LaserDiscs, the DVD is much more refined with improved clarity and contrast. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The 5.1-channel soundtracks, like the previous LaserDisc, have a definite balance toward the screen, with surround activity that is occasionally, though somwhat surprisingly sporadic. Fidelity is certainly dated, even at times imparting a “tinny” sonic character. Nonetheless, imaging across the screen is amply wide and deep, and the surrounds, do provide for adequate, sometimes aggressive immersion, albeit with virtually no stereo separation. The .1 LFE gets quite a bit of activity. The low end is occasionally impressive and penetrating, notably the dramatic alien ship landing in Chapters 22 and 23. The DTS Digital Surround version delivers with noticeably greater deep bass, and sounds slightly more refined in the upper midrange. (Perry Sun)

This Disc Contains The Following WSR-Rated Superb Qualities:
Superb Cinematography

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