Sci-fi classic “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind” is getting a 40th Anniversary 4K Special Edition release

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Stephen Spielberg’s best film (yeah, that’s right, we said it) is getting a brand new 4K 40th Anniversary release, including this very limited Gift Set edition.

You get 3 newly-restored versions of the film on both 4K and Blu-ray, as well as a bonus disc. In terms of extras you get the old, but excellent, feature length ‘making of’ documentary, as well as newly produced featurettes, all in special packaging and with a

This isn’t listed as an exclusive, so if we spot more pre-order links we’ll add them.

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Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD™ Gift Set (3 Discs: 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Bonus Disc) Includes All 3 Versions of the Film: Theatrical Version, Special Edition & Director’s Cut – all restored in 4K.

Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD Gift Set

• Special collectible 4K Ultra HD gift set lights up and plays the iconic 5-tone theme
• Also includes a 64-page booklet with rare photos from the film’s production

Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi blockbuster, now fully restored in 4K. Richard Dreyfuss stars as cable worker Roy Neary, who experiences a close encounter of the first kind – witnessing UFOs soaring across the sky. Meanwhile, government agents have close encounters of the second kind – discovering physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitors in the form of a lost fighter aircraft from World War II and a stranded military ship that disappears decades earlier only to suddenly reappear in an unusual place. Roy and the agents follow the clues that have drawn them to reach a site where they will have a close encounter of the third kind – contact.

Blu-ray Bonus Disc™ Special Features Include:

ALL-NEW SPECIAL FEATURES

• Three Kinds Of Close Encounters featurette All-new interviews with directors Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams and Denis Villeneuve reflecting on the legacy and impact of this iconic sci-fi classic.
• Steven’s Home Videos & Outtakes Get a rare glimpse behind the scenes with director Steven Spielberg as your guide in these never-before-seen on-set movies and gags

Blu-ray ALSO INCLUDES

• Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – Making Of Documentary
• Steven Spielberg: 30 Years of Close Encounters featurette
• 1977 Featurette Close Encounters Of The Third Kind – Watch The Skies
• Deleted Scenes
• Storyboard Comparisons
• Extensive Photo Gallery
• Theatrical Trailers