Original Close Encounters of the Third Kind Movie Posters

Close Encounters of the Third Kind movie posters are among the most iconic science fiction campaign materials of the 1970s — authentic original prints for Steven Spielberg's 1977 film about first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, starring Richard Dreyfuss as Roy Neary, an Ohio power worker drawn toward Devil's Tower, Wyoming by visions he cannot explain. The film established the visual vocabulary of wonder-driven alien cinema, and its campaign communicated this through images of light, darkness, and a lone figure reaching toward the unknown. Shop for original Close Encounters theatrical materials from the Columbia Pictures campaign. The advance one-sheet — a silhouetted figure against a glowing road, with the tagline "We are not alone" — is one of the most collectible American sci-fi posters of the 1970s and has been widely reproduced. Original first-release examples are increasingly scarce; authentic flat copies from the 1977 theatrical run are now genuine collector pieces. Richard Dreyfuss alongside Teri Garr and Francois Truffaut in his sole American acting role give the campaign its unusual combination of suburban everyman and European intellectual gravity. International variants are a particular strength of this collection. French grandes bring Gallic graphic sensibilities to Spielberg's quintessentially American subject — and Truffaut's presence gives French campaign materials specific cultural weight. Japanese B2 posters are among the most striking international variants for this title, with the Japanese market's deep engagement with UFO mythology reflected in campaigns of considerable graphic intensity. Browse alongside our Steven Spielberg and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial collections for related science fiction material. All Film/Art Gallery movie posters and items are authenticated originals.