Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Table:
Close Encounters
of the Third Kind

Theatrical release poster

Directed by	Steven Spielberg
Written by	Steven Spielberg
Starring

Richard Dreyfuss

Teri Garr

Melinda Dillon

François Truffaut

Cinematography	Vilmos Zsigmond
Edited by	Michael Kahn
Music by	John Williams

Production
company

EMI Films

Distributed by	Columbia Pictures

Release date

November 16, 1977 (1977-11-16)

Running time

135 minutes (Theatrical Version)[1]
132 minutes (Special Edition)
137 minutes (Director's Cut)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million[2]
Box office	$306.1 million[2]

Based on the table, identify if the claim is entailed, neutral, or refuted. Provide the verdict inside {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"} as JSON.

Claim: Close Encounters of the Third Kind was a Hollywood film, written and directed by a famous director.

answer: entailed