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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Blu-ray) (1977)
We are not alone.Director: Steven Spielberg
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version") -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, English, English HoH, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, English, English HoH, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit)
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Digipak
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Notes:2-disc set (fold out Digi-Pack).
Includes a 64-page booklet.
Includes a fold-out poster with a timeline comparison of the 3 versions printed on the rear.
"View From Above" is available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
DISC TWO includes optional Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish, Thai subtitles. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
- Original Theatrical version (1977)
- Special Edition (1980)
- Director's Cut (1998)
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
"Three Kinds of Close Encounters" featurette (22:02)
Steven's Home Video and Outtakes (5:25)
"Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:21)
"The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:41)
"Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted Scenes (18:23)
Storyboard Comparisons (22:10)
Photo galleries
Original Theatrical Trailer (6:01)
Special Edition Trailer (1:57) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/16-bit)
French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/16-bit)
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a remastered 4K transfer.
Comes with a slipcase and a code for a digital HD copy. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
- Original Theatrical version (1977)
- Special Edition (1980)
- Director's Cut (1998)
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
"Three Kinds of Close Encounters" featurette (22:02)
Steven's Home Video and Outtakes (5:25)
"Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:21)
"The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:41)
"Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted Scenes (18:23)
Storyboard Comparisons (22:10)
Photo galleries
Original Theatrical Trailer (6:01)
Special Edition Trailer (1:57) -
Subtitles:Danish, English, English HoH, Finnish, German, Korean, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish
-
Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a remastered 4K transfer.
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version") -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, English, English HoH, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
-
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, English, English HoH, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
-
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/24-bit)
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Digipak
-
Notes:2-disc set (fold out Digi-Pack).
Includes a 64-page booklet.
Includes a fold-out poster with a timeline comparison of the 3 versions printed on the rear.
"View From Above" is available in English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
DISC TWO includes optional Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish, Thai subtitles. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
- Original Theatrical version (1977)
- Special Edition (1980)
- Director's Cut (1998)
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
"Three Kinds of Close Encounters" featurette (22:02)
Steven's Home Video and Outtakes (5:25)
"Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:21)
"The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:41)
"Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted Scenes (18:23)
Storyboard Comparisons (22:10)
Photo galleries
Original Theatrical Trailer (6:01)
Special Edition Trailer (1:57) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, English, English HoH, French, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Korean, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Thai, and Turkish
-
Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/16-bit)
French DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz/16-bit)
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
-
Notes:Features a remastered 4K transfer.
Comes with a slipcase and a code for a digital HD copy. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
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Extras:* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version") -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, English, English HoH, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
-
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Buy this disc from
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Chinese, English, English HoH, French, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Thai
-
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
French Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged with a digipack and cardboard slipcase.
DISC TWO includes optional Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish, Thai subtitles. -
Have you spotted a mistake in these specifications? If so, let us know via our forums. -
Buy this disc from
Amazon France
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:English, German, Turkish
-
Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
-
Notes:DISC TWO includes optional Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish, Thai subtitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray 4K Copy)
DISC TWO (Blu-ray)
* The Film
- Original Theatrical version (1977)
- Special Edition (1980)
- Director's Cut (1998)
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC THREE (Blu-ray)
"Three Kinds of Close Encounters" featurette (22:02)
Steven's Home Video and Outtakes (5:25)
"Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:21)
"The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:41)
"Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted Scenes (18:23)
Storyboard Comparisons (22:10)
Photo galleries
Original Theatrical Trailer (6:01)
Special Edition Trailer (1:57) -
Subtitles:Danish, English, English HoH, Finnish, German, Korean, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish
-
Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
-
Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
-
Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Features a remastered 4K transfer.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged with a digipack and cardboard slipcase.
DISC TWO includes optional Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish, Thai subtitles. -
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Extras:* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)" -
Subtitles:English, Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:English, Japanese
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Japanese Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Includes a fold-out poster with a timeline comparison of the 3 versions printed on the rear.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:DISC TWO includes optional Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish, Thai subtitles.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
- Original Theatrical version (1977)
- Special Edition (1980)
- Director's Cut (1998)
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
"Three Kinds of Close Encounters" featurette (22:02)
Steven's Home Video and Outtakes (5:25)
"Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:21)
"The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:41)
"Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted Scenes (18:23)
Storyboard Comparisons (22:10)
Photo galleries
Original Theatrical Trailer (6:01)
Special Edition Trailer (1:57) -
Subtitles:Danish, English, English HoH, Finnish, German, Korean, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a remastered 4K transfer.
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:English, Portuguese, Spanish (Castilian)
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Spanish (Castilian) Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film:
- Original "Theatrical version (1977)"
- "Special Edition (1980)"
- "Director's Cut (1998)"
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
Encounters:
- "Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:22) (1080i)
- "The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:48)
-- Part 1 (39:15)
-- Part 2 (47:29)
-- Part 3 (15:29)
- "Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted scenes:
- In the Desert (0:49)
- Roy on the Job (4:04)
- Roy Gets Directions (1:20)
- At the Airport (4:38)
- At the Police Station (1:51)
- At the Barbecue (1:59)
- English Lessons (1:31)
- On the Roof (0:55)
- At the Gas Station (2:13)
Explorations (1080i)
- Storyboard Comparison:
-- Roy's First Encounter (4:52)
-- Crescendo Summit 1 (2:16)
-- Crescendo Summit 2 (3:13)
-- Barry's Kidnapping (5:52)
-- Landing Site (6:23)
- Storyboard Galleries:
-- End Sequence 1 (stills)
-- End Sequence 2 (stills)
- Location Scouting Pictures (stills)
- Mothership Drawings (stills)
- Behind the Scenes:
-- The Opening (stills)
-- The Power Plant (stills)
-- At Home with the Neary Family (stills)
-- Roy's Close Encounter at the Railway (stills)
-- Roy at the Police Station (stills)
-- At Barry and Jillian's (stills)
-- Crescendo Summit (stills)
-- Lacombe (stills)
-- Evacuation (stills)
-- Roy and Jillian on the Road (stills)
-- Devil's Tower (stills)
-- The Climb (stills)
-- "Who Are You People?" (stills)
-- The Landing Site (stills)
-- The Aliens (stills)
-- Puck (stills)
- Production Team:
-- Vilmos Zsigmond: Director of Photography (stills)
-- Joe Avles: Production Designer (stills)
-- Douglas Trumbulll: Special Photographic Effects Supervisor (stills)
-- Michael Kahn: Editor (stills)
-- John Williams: Composer (stills)
- Portrait Gallery:
-- Steven Spielberg: Director/Screenwriter (stills)
-- Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary (stills)
-- Teri Garr as Ronnie Neary (stills)
-- Melinda Dillon as Jillian Guiler (stills)
-- Francois Truffaut as Claude Lacombe (stills)
-- Cary Guffye as Bary Guiler (stills)
-- Bob Balaban as David Laughlin (stills)
-- Dr. J. Allen Hynek: Technical Advisor (stills)
- Marketing: Original Theatrical Release:
-- Poster Concepts (stills)
-- The Release (stills)
-- Trading Cards (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
- Special Edition
-- Filming the Special Edition (stills)
-- French Lobby Cards (stills)
Original Trailers (1080p)
- Original Theatrical Preview (6:01)
- Special Edition Trailer (1:58)
- 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer (1:35) -
Subtitles:Arabic, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, English HoH, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.35:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:Packaged with a digipack and cardboard slipcase.
Re-released in a 2-Disc Keep Case without the scrapbook and the poster.
DISC TWO includes optional Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (European), Spanish, Thai subtitles. -
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Extras:DISC ONE
* The Film
- Original Theatrical version (1977)
- Special Edition (1980)
- Director's Cut (1998)
"View From Above" In-movie pop-up graphics (differences in the "Special Edition" and "Director's Cut" compared to the "Theatrical version")
DISC TWO
"Three Kinds of Close Encounters" featurette (22:02)
Steven's Home Video and Outtakes (5:25)
"Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters" featurette (21:21)
"The Making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind" documentary (101:41)
"Watch the Skies" featurette (5:54)
Deleted Scenes (18:23)
Storyboard Comparisons (22:10)
Photo galleries
Original Theatrical Trailer (6:01)
Special Edition Trailer (1:57) -
Subtitles:Danish, English, English HoH, Finnish, German, Korean, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
German DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Features a remastered 4K transfer.
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OVERALL: Draw
The 40th Anniversary Editions have 2 additional featurettes. Only minor language differences.
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CUTS:
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Blu-ray ALL America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 40th Anniversary Edition America- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:45)
- "Special Edition" (132:29)
- "Director's Cut" (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Australia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 40th Anniversary Edition Australia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:45)
- "Special Edition" (132:29)
- "Director's Cut" (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL Canada- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
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Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Canada- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
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Blu-ray ALL 40th Anniversary Edition Canada- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:45)
- "Special Edition" (132:29)
- "Director's Cut" (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL France- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition France- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Germany- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 40th Anniversary Edition Germany- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:45)
- "Special Edition" (132:29)
- "Director's Cut" (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Holland- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL Japan- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Japan- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Poland- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Scandinavia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 40th Anniversary Edition Scandinavia- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:45)
- "Special Edition" (132:29)
- "Director's Cut" (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Spain- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition United Kingdom- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:44)
- "Special Edition (132:29)
- "Director's Cut (137:14) -
Blu-ray ALL 40th Anniversary Edition United Kingdom- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment - No cuts - includes:
- "Original Version" (134:45)
- "Special Edition" (132:29)
- "Director's Cut" (137:14)
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Comparison added by Jari_Kovalainen on 16/11/07
Comparison last updated by James-Masaki_Ryan on 02/03/22UPDATE LOG:
10/07/15: Additions of the US single, France single, Germany UE, Japan x2, Poland, Scandinavia releases, updated DISC TWO specs, DVDBeaver link, ASINs.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
13/09/17: Added US 40.
26/09/17: Updates to US 40th AE.
11/12/17: Added UK 40.
29/10/18: Updated winner as draw.
26/05/21: Added Australia 40, Canada x3, Germany 40, Scandinavia 40.
02/03/22: Updated winner.
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