Close encounters of the third kind

Extra-terrestrial visitors communicate with unsuspecting earthlings through telepathy. A workman is led by intuition to the wondrous but clandestine government landing site where the momentous encounter occurs. (Circulates)

In the Sonoran Desert, French scientist Claude Lacombe and his American interpreter, cartographer David Laughlin discover Flight 19, a squadron of Grumman TBM Avengers that went missing more than 30 years earlier. In Muncie, Indiana, 3-year-old Barry Guiler is awakened in the night when his toys start operating on their own. An old man who witnessed the event claimed "the sun came out at night, and sang to him"

Credits

Cast
Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Francois Truffaut, Bob Balaban

Copyright

Complete catalog record
Extra-terrestrial visitors communicate with unsuspecting earthlings through telepathy. A workman is led by intuition to the wondrous but clandestine government landing site where the momentous encounter occurs. (Circulates)

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record
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