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| Producer: Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips, Clark L. Paylow |
| Director: Steven Spielberg |
| Writer: Steven Spielberg, Matthew Robbins, Hal Barwood, Jerry Belson, John Hill |
| Photography: Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Musician: John Williams |
| David Laughlin: | Bob Balaban |
| Roy Neary: | Richard Dreyfuss |
| Jillian Guiler: | Melinda Dillon |
| Ronnie Neary: | Teri Garr |
| Barry Guiler: | Cary Guffey |
| Robert: | Lance Henriksen |
| Wild Bill: | Warren J. Kemmerling |
| Claude Lacombe: | Francois Truffaut |
| Jean Claude: | Philip Dodds |
| Brad Neary: | Shawn Bishop |
| Major Benchley: | George DiCenzo |
| Sylvia Neary: | Adrienne Campbell |
| Toby Neary: | Justin Dreyfuss |
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| 5035822650190 | DVD | 1 | Region 2 | ||
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| 043396126435 | VHS | 1 | |||
| 043396032538 | VHS | 1 | Region 1 | 2000 aug 22 | |
| 043396126497 | Special Edition | DVD | 2 | Region 1 | 2001 may 29 |
| 3333297865012 | THX | DVD | 2 | Region 2 | 2001 may 29 |
| 4030521100039 | 2 DVDs | DVD | 2 | Region 2 | 2001 jun 1 |
| 8712609678888 | DVD | 2 | Region 2 | 2001 may 30 | |
| 5413660831818 | DVD | 1 | Region 2 | 2001 may 30 | |
| 5035822650138 | Collector's Edition | DVD | 2 | Region 2 | 2001 jun 25 |
| 9317731012532 | Collector's Edition | DVD | 2 | Region 4 | 2001 may 23 |
| 8013123300201 | Edizione Speciale 2 DVD | DVD | 2 | Region 2 | 2001 |
| 8712609073027 | Special Edition | DVD | 2 | Region 2, Region 4 | 2001 jun 25 |
| 5601887420155 | DVD | 1 | Region 2 | 2002 jul 23 | |
| 043396094307 | Movie-Only Edition | DVD | 1 | Region 1, Region 4 | 2002 aug 27 |
| 011575094301 | L'édition du collectionneur | DVD | 1 | Region 1 | 2002 aug 27 |
| 5050349650133 | Collector's Edition | DVD | 1 | Region 2 | 2003 |
| 8712609049893 | Columbia Classics Collection | DVD | 2 | Region 2 | 2005 oct 13 |
| 8712609044089 | Deluxe Edition | DVD | 2 | Region 2 | 2006 dec 7 |
| 8712609672176 | Edition Ultimate 30ème Anniversaire | Blu-ray Disc | 2 | Region Free | 2007 nov 29 |
| 5050629650112 | 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition | Blu-ray Disc | 2 | Region 2 | 2007 |
| 5051159214416 | 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition | DVD | 3 | Region 2, Region 4 | 2007 dec 4 |
| 4030521710573 | 2 BR-Discs | 2 | Region 2 | 2007 nov 22 | |
| 043396212688 | 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition | DVD | 3 | Region 1 | 2007 nov 13 |
| 043396228597 | 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition | Blu-ray Disc | 2 | Region 1 | 2007 nov 13 |
| 8712609600384 | 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition | DVD | 3 | Region 2 | 2007 nov 29 |
| 043396237018 | Blu-ray Disc | 1 | Region 1 | 2007 nov 13 | |
| 7892770016991 | 30 Anos - Edição de Colecionador | DVD | 3 | Region 4 | 2007 nov 6 |
| 5050629704266 | Blu-ray Disc | 1 | Region Free | 2008 | |
| 8712609672107 | 30th Anniversary Ultimate Edition | Blu-ray Disc | 2 | Region Free | 2008 |