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Directed by
Steven Spielberg 
 
Writing credits
Steven Spielberg (written by)

Hal Barwood  uncredited
Jerry Belson  uncredited
John Hill  uncredited
Matthew Robbins  uncredited

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Richard Dreyfuss ... Roy Neary

François 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 (as Warren Kemmerling)
Roberts Blossom ... Farmer
Philip Dodds ... Jean Claude
Cary Guffey ... Barry Guiler
Shawn Bishop ... Brad Neary
Adrienne Campbell ... Sylvia 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
Rev. Michael J. Dyer ... Himself
Roger Ernest ... Highway Patrolman
Carl Weathers ... Military Policeman
F.J. O'Neil ... ARP Project Member
Phil Dodds ... ARP Musician
Randy Hermann ... Returnee #1 Flt. 19
Hal Barwood ... Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Matthew Robbins ... Returnee #3 Flt. 19
David Anderson ... Air Traffic Controller
Richard L. Hawkins ... Air Traffic Controller
Craig Shreeve ... Air Traffic
Bill Thurman ... Air Traffic
Roy E. Richards ... Air East Pilot

Gene Rader ... Hawker
Eumenio Blanco ... Federale
Daniel Núñez ... Federale (as Daniel Nunez)
Chuy Franco ... Federale
Luis Contreras ... Federale

James Keane ... Radio Telescope Team
Dennis McMullen ... Radio Telescope Team
Cy Young ... Radio Telescope Team
Tom Howard ... Radio Telescope Team
Richard Stuart ... Truck Dispatcher
Bob Westmoreland ... Load Dispatcher
Matt Emery ... Support Leader
Galen Thompson ... Special Forces

John Dennis Johnston ... Special Forces
John Ewing ... Dirty Tricks #1
Keith Atkinson ... Dirty Tricks #2
Robert Broyles ... Dirty Tricks #3
Kirk Raymond ... Dirty Tricks #4
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Basil Hoffman ... Longly (uncredited)
J. Allen Hynek ... Himself - Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
Monty Jordan ... Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)

Stephen Powers ... UN Observer (uncredited)
Howard K. Smith ... Himself - TV News Anchor (uncredited)
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Produced by
Clark L. Paylow .... associate producer (as Clark Paylow)
Julia Phillips .... producer
Michael Phillips .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Williams 
 
Cinematography by
Vilmos Zsigmond (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Michael Kahn 
 
Casting by
Shari Rhodes 
Juliet Taylor  (as Juliette Taylor)
 
Production Design by
Joe Alves 
 
Art Direction by
Daniel A. Lomino  (as Dan Lomino)
 
Set Decoration by
Phil Abramson 
 
Makeup Department
Edie Panda .... hairdresser
Bob Westmoreland .... make-up supervisor
Sharleen Rassi .... hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
Clark L. Paylow .... unit production manager (as Clark Paylow)
Baba Shaik .... production manager: India (uncredited)
John Veitch .... executive in charge of production (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Bloom .... second assistant director
Charles Myers .... assistant director (as Chuck Myers)
Eric Stacey .... key second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Sam Gordon .... property master
George Jensen .... production illustrator
Bill Parks .... construction manager
Stan Cockerell .... set dresser (uncredited)
David Coleman .... assistant property master (uncredited)
Ralph McQuarrie .... conceptual artwork (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Neil Burrow .... sound effects editorial staff
Gene S. Cantamessa .... production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamesa)
Richard Friedman .... dialogue editorial staff (as Dick Friedman)
Sam Gemette .... sound effects editorial staff
Gary S. Gerlich .... sound effects editorial staff
Robert Glass .... re-recording mixer
David M. Horton .... sound effects editorial staff (as David Horton)
Bill Jackson .... assistant dialogue staff
Stephen Katz .... sound supervisor: Dolby (as Steve Katz)
Robert Knudson .... re-recording mixer (as Buzz Knudson)
Don MacDougall .... re-recording mixer
Richard Oswald .... sound effects editorial staff
Robert A. Reich .... assistant dialogue staff
Jack Schrader .... supervising dialogue editor
Chester Slomka .... sound effects editorial staff (as Chet Slomka)
Frank E. Warner .... supervising sound effects editor (as Frank Warner)
Raul A. Bruce .... boom operator (uncredited)
Ellis Burman .... sound restoration engineer (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Roy Arbogast .... special mechanical effects
Wayne Beauchamp .... special effects (uncredited)
Kevin Pike .... special effects (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Larry Albright .... special consultant
Peter Anderson .... special consultant
Mona Thal Benefiel .... project coordinator
Richard Bennett .... special consultant
David Berry .... camera operator (as Dave Berry)
Carol Boardman .... animation staff
Eleanor Dahlen .... animation staff
Cy Didjurgis .... animation staff
Don Dow .... laboratory technician
Jim Dow .... model shop coordinator (as J. Richard Dow)
Ken Ebert .... special consultant
Glenn Erickson .... project assistant
Eugene Eyerly .... camera operator
Rocco Gioffre .... assistant matte artist
Joyce Goldberg .... production secretary
David Gold .... effects electrician
Robert Hall .... optical photography
David R. Hardberger .... assistant cameraman (as David Hardberger)
Alan Harding .... assistant cameraman
Jack Hinkle .... laboratory expeditor (as Charles Hinkle)
Robert Hollister .... technician
Thomas Hollister .... laboratory technician (as Tom Hollister)
Paul Huston .... special consultant
Joseph A. Ippolito .... editorial assistant (as Joseph Ippolito)
Don Jarel .... matte photography
Jerry Jeffress .... electronics design (as Jerry L. Jeffress)
Gregory Jein .... chief model maker
David Jones .... special consultant (as David M. Jones)
Kevin Kelly .... special consultant
Tom Koester .... animation staff
Jim Lutes .... special consultant
Michael McMillen .... model maker (as Michael Mcmillen)
Bill Millar .... animation staff
Alvah J. Miller .... electronics design
Harry Moreau .... animator
Conne Morgan .... animation staff
Max Morgan .... camera operator (as Maxwell Morgan)
Barbara Morrison .... effects negative cutter
Dennis Muren .... mothership photography
Bruce Nicholson .... assistant cameraman
Ron Peterson .... camera operator
George Polkinghorne .... mechanical special effects
George Randle .... special consultant
Marcia Reed .... still photography (as Marcia Reid)
Peter Regla .... electronics design
Ray Rich .... key grip
Eldon Rickman .... camera operator
Richard Ripple .... assistant cameraman (as Richard Rippel)
Larry Robinson .... special visual effects coordinator
Peggy Rosson .... production accountant
John Russell .... camera and mechanical design
Jeff Shapiro .... special consultant
Robert Shepherd .... project manager: effects unit
Dan Slater .... electronics design
Steven Spielberg .... visual effects concepts
Scott Squires .... assistant cameraman
David K. Stewart .... UFO photography (as Dave Stewart)
Robert Swarthe .... animation supervisor
Ken Swenson .... model maker (as Kenneth Swenson)
Don Trumbull .... camera and mechanical design
Douglas Trumbull .... special photographic effects supervisor
Douglas Trumbull .... special photographic effects
Jor Van Kline .... model maker
Robert E. Worthington .... model maker (as Robert Worthington)
Hoyt Yeatman .... project assistant
Matthew Yuricich .... matte artist
Richard Yuricich .... director of photography: photographic effects
Larry Albright .... mothership neonlight effects designer (uncredited)
Gregory L. McMurry .... visual effects technician (1980 special edition) (uncredited)
Christopher S. Ross .... model maker (1980 special edition: mothership interior) (uncredited)
Jonathan Seay .... visual effects camera (1980 special edition) (uncredited)
Scott Squires .... developer: cloud tank (uncredited)
Robert Swarthe .... visual effects supervisor (1980 special edition: inside mother ship) (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker .... stunt coordinator
Bobby Bass .... stunts (uncredited)
Craig R. Baxley .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Jerry Brutsche .... stunt driver (uncredited)
Steven Burnett .... stunts (uncredited)
Jeannie Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Joe Hooker .... stunts (uncredited)
Monty Jordan .... utility stunts (uncredited)
Stephen Powers .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John A. Alonzo .... additional director of photography (as John Alonzo)
Jim Coe .... still photographer
William A. Fraker .... director of photography: additional American scenes
Earl Gilbert .... gaffer
László Kovács .... additional director of photography (as Laszlo Kovacs)
'Fast' Eddie Mahler .... video technician
Nick McLean .... camera operator
Steven Poster .... director of photography: second unit (as Steve Poster)
Douglas Slocombe .... director of photography: India sequence
Peter Sorel .... still photographer (as Pete Sorel)
Pete Turner .... still photographer
Michael C. Butler .... additional photographer (1980 special edition: inside mother ship) (uncredited)
Allen Daviau .... additional photographer (1980 special edition: Gobi Desert sequence) (uncredited)
Mike Laurance .... camera operator: additional photography (uncredited)
Rexford L. Metz .... additional photographer: second unit (uncredited)
Tim Ryan .... dolly grip (uncredited)
Frank Stanley .... additional photographer (uncredited)
Robin Vidgin .... focus puller (uncredited)
Chic Waterson .... camera operator: India (uncredited)
Chuck Waterston .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Sally Dennison .... additional casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Linn .... wardrobe supervisor (as Jim Linn)
 
Editorial Department
Charles Bornstein .... assistant film editor
Bob McMillian .... color consultant (as Robert M. McMillian)
Geoffrey Rowland .... assistant film editor
 
Music Department
John Neal .... music scoring mixer
Kenneth Wannberg .... music editor
Tommy Johnson .... musician: tuba soloist (uncredited)
Paul Salamunovich .... vocalist: harmonic chanting (uncredited)
Jim Self .... musician: tuba, voice of the mother ship (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Bill Bethea .... transportation
Chris Haynes .... production driver (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Judy Bornstein .... second assistant to producers
Charlsie Bryant .... script supervisor
Patrick Burns .... production staff (as Pat Burns)
Colin Cantwell .... technical dialogue
Kendall Cooper .... assistant to producers
Al Ebner .... publicist
Rick Fields .... assistant: Mr. Spielberg
Janet Healy .... production staff
J. Allen Hynek .... technical advisor (as Dr. J. Allen Hynek)
Joe O'Har .... location manager
Dan Perri .... title designer
Carlo Rambaldi .... realization of 'extraterrestrial'
Gail Siemers .... production secretary
Steve Warner .... location auditor
Murray Weissman .... publicist
Seth Winston .... intern: AFI
Noreen Beasley .... dialogue translator: French for F. Truffaut (uncredited)
Norman Brokaw .... production counsel (uncredited)
Norman Garey .... production counsel (uncredited)
Steve Hinton .... pilot (uncredited)
Pat Kingsley .... publicist (uncredited)
Kevin Von Feldt .... assistant: Clark Paylow (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Johnny Mathis .... special thanks
 
Crew verified as complete

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