Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

 
All Known Versions-
Single Disc/Side DVD
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2- Disc/Side DVD
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3- Disc/Side DVD
All Known Versions-
Single Disc/Side Bluray
30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Bluray
40th Anniversary Bluray
All Known Versions-
UltraHD Bluray6
 
1-Disc Collector's Edition DVD
2-Disc Collector's Edition
Anniversary Ultimate Edition DVD
Standard Bluray
30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Bluray
40th Anniversary Edition Bluray
UltraHD Bluray
Theatrical Version
(135 mins)
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No
Yes
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Yes
Special Edition Version
(132 mins)
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No
Yes
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Yes
Director's Cut Version
(137 mins)
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Yes
Yes
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View From Above1
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Yes
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Yes
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Yes
Three Kinds of Close Encounters
(22 mins)
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Exclusive
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Steven's Home Videos and Outtakes
(5 mins)
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No
No
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Exclusive
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The Making of Close Encounters3
(101 mins)
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Yes3
Yes3
Yes3
Yes3
Yes3
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Steven Spielberg:
30 Years of Close Encounters
(21 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
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Watch The Skies: 1977 Featurette
(6 mins)
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Yes
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Deleted Scenes
(18 mins)
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Exclusive4
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Yes5
Yes5
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Storyboard Comparisons
(22 mins)
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Yes
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Original Theatrical Preview
(6 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
Yes7
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Special Edition Trailer
(2 mins)
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Yes
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Yes
Yes
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30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Trailer
(2 mins)
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No
Yes
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Yes
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Trailer2
(5 mins)
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No7
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Storyboard Galleries
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Yes
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Location Scouting Pictures
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Yes
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Mothership Drawings
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Yes
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Behind The Scenes Image Gallery
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Yes
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Production Team Image Galleries
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Yes
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Portrait Image Galleries
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Yes
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Marketing: Original Theatrical Release
Image Galleries
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Yes
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Special Edition Image Galleries
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Yes
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Cast and Crew Filmographies
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Yes
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NO SPECIAL FEATURES
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All Known Versions-
Single Disc/Side DVD
All Known Versions-
2- Disc/Side DVD
All Known Versions-
3- Disc/Side DVD
All Known Versions-
Single Disc/Side Bluray
30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Bluray
40th Anniversary Bluray
All Known Versions-
UltraHD Bluray6
 
1-Disc Collector's Edition DVD
2-Disc Collector's Edition
Anniversary Ultimate Edition DVD
Standard Bluray
30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition Bluray
40th Anniversary Edition Bluray
UltraHD Bluray

1- This feature has on-screen indicators to identify differences in various versions of the film.
2- This is simply an abbreviated version of the "Original Theatrical Preview" feature.
3 -The Collector's Edition DVD breaks this into three separate parts while the Ultimate Edition combines the 3 into a single feature.
4- This edition has ten Deleted Scenes. Eight are shared with the certain Bluray releases but "Leaving Town", "Roy at the Power Plant", and "In The Spaceship" are exclusive to this release. While the "Roy on the Job" scene only appears on the Bluray releases with deleted scenes.
5 -This edition has nine Deleted Scenes with the "Roy on the Job" scene only appearing on these releases.
6- This release also comes with a both of the 40th Anniversary Edition Bluray discs with all the same features found on that release.
7- Although labeled as "Original Theatrical Trailer" on this release the feature is actually the longer Theatrical "Preview."

 
40th Anniversary Bluray
40th Anniversary Edition Bluray
NOTES:
This release lacks only the deleted scene exclusive to the Collector's Edition and the shorter version of the trailer/preview for the original release as well as the Ultimate Edition trailer. It also includes 2 features exclusive to this release.
 
 
 
40th Anniversary Bluray
 
40th Anniversary Edition Bluray
2-Disc Collector's Edition
NOTES:
Add the Collector's Edition DVD to fill in the feature gaps and your feature set is complete.

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LAST UPDATED 09/23/2017