| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Roy Neary | |
| François Truffaut | ... | Claude Lacombe (als Francois Truffaut) | |
| Teri Garr | ... | Ronnie Neary | |
| Melinda Dillon | ... | Jillian Guiler | |
| Bob Balaban | ... | David Laughlin | |
| J. Patrick McNamara | ... | Project Leader | |
| Warren J. Kemmerling | ... | Wild Bill (als Warren Kemmerling) | |
| Roberts Blossom | ... | Landwirt | |
| Philip Dodds | ... | Jean Claude | |
| Cary Guffey | ... | Barry Guiler | |
| Shawn Bishop | ... | Brad Neary | |
| Adrienne Campbell | ... | Silvia Neary | |
| Justin Dreyfuss | ... | Toby Neary | |
| Lance Henriksen | ... | Robert | |
| Merrill Connally | ... | Team Leader | |
| George DiCenzo | ... | Major Benchley | |
| Amy Douglass | ... | Implantee | |
| Alexander Lockwood | ... | Implantee | |
| Gene Dynarski | ... | Ike | |
| Mary Gafrey | ... | Mrs. Harris | |
| Norman Bartold | ... | Ohio Tolls | |
| Josef Sommer | ... | Larry Butler | |
| Michael J. Dyer | ... | als er selbst (als Rev. Michael J. Dyer) | |
| Roger Ernest | ... | Highway Patrolman | |
| Carl Weathers | ... | Military Policeman | |
| F.J. O'Neil | ... | ARP Project Member | |
| Phil Dodds | ... | ARP Musician | |
| Randy Hermann | ... | Returnee #1 Flt. 19 | |
| Hal Barwood | ... | Returnee #2 Flt. 19 | |
| Matthew Robbins | ... | Returnee #3 Flt. 19 | |
| David Anderson | ... | Air Traffic Controller | |
| Richard L. Hawkins | ... | Air Traffic Controller | |
| Craig Shreeve | ... | Air Traffic | |
| Bill Thurman | ... | Air Traffic | |
| Roy E. Richards | ... | Air East Pilot | |
| Gene Rader | ... | Hawker | |
| Eumenio Blanco | ... | Federale | |
| Daniel Núñez | ... | Federale (als Daniel Nunez) | |
| Chuy Franco | ... | Federale | |
| Luis Contreras | ... | Federale | |
| James Keane | ... | Radio Telescope Team | |
| Dennis McMullen | ... | Radio Telescope Team | |
| Cy Young | ... | Radio Telescope Team | |
| Tom Howard | ... | Radio Telescope Team | |
| Richard Stuart | ... | Truck Dispatcher | |
| Bob Westmoreland | ... | Load Dispatcher | |
| Matt Emery | ... | Support Leader | |
| Galen Thompson | ... | Special Forces | |
| John Dennis Johnston | ... | Special Forces | |
| John Ewing | ... | Dirty Tricks #1 | |
| Keith Atkinson | ... | Dirty Tricks #2 | |
| Robert Broyles | ... | Dirty Tricks #3 | |
| Kirk Raymond | ... | Dirty Tricks #4 | |
| übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge: | |||
| Bennett Wayne Dean Sr. | ... | Scientist (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Basil Hoffman | ... | Longly (nicht im Abspann) | |
| J. Allen Hynek | ... | als er selbst - Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Monty Jordan | ... | Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Stephen Powers | ... | UN Observer (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Howard K. Smith | ... | Howard K. Smith (nicht im Abspann) | |
Regie | |||
| Steven Spielberg | |||
Buch | ||
| Steven Spielberg | (geschrieben von) | |
| Hal Barwood | nicht im Abspann | |
| Jerry Belson | nicht im Abspann | |
| John Hill | nicht im Abspann | |
| Matthew Robbins | nicht im Abspann | |
Produktion | |||
| Clark L. Paylow | .... | Associate Producer (als Clark Paylow) | |
| Julia Phillips | .... | Produzent | |
| Michael Phillips | .... | Produzent | |
Originalmusik | |||
| John Williams | |||
Kamera | |||
| Vilmos Zsigmond | (Kamera) | ||
Schnitt | |||
| Michael Kahn | |||
Casting | |||
| Shari Rhodes | |||
| Juliet Taylor | (als Juliette Taylor) | ||
Szenenbild | |||
| Joe Alves | |||
Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors) | |||
| Daniel A. Lomino | (als Dan Lomino) | ||
Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators) | |||
| Phil Abramson | |||
Maske/Frisuren | |||
| Edie Panda | .... | Friseur | |
| Bob Westmoreland | .... | Leitung Maskenbild | |
| Dave Ayres | .... | creature crew (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Sharleen Rassi | .... | Friseur (nicht im Abspann) | |
Produktionsleiter (production managers) | |||
| Clark L. Paylow | .... | produzierender Set-Aufnahmeleiter (als Clark Paylow) | |
| Baba Shaik | .... | production manager: India (nicht im Abspann) | |
| John Veitch | .... | verantwortlicher Produktionsleiter (nicht im Abspann) | |
Regieassistenten | |||
| Jim Bloom | .... | Zweiter Regieassistent | |
| Charles Myers | .... | Regieassistenz (als Chuck Myers) | |
| Eric Stacey | .... | führender zweiter Regieassistent (nicht im Abspann) | |
Ausstattung (Crew) | |||
| Sam Gordon | .... | Requisite | |
| George Jenson | .... | Produktions-Illustrator (als George Jensen) | |
| Bill Parks | .... | Bauleiter | |
| Stan Cockerell | .... | Set-Einrichter (nicht im Abspann) | |
| David Coleman | .... | Assistenz Requisite (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Ralph McQuarrie | .... | conceptual artwork (nicht im Abspann) | |
Ton (Crew) | |||
| Neil Burrow | .... | sound effects editorial staff | |
| Gene S. Cantamessa | .... | Originalton-Mischer (als Gene Cantamesa) | |
| Richard Friedman | .... | dialogue editorial staff (als Dick Friedman) | |
| Sam Gemette | .... | sound effects editorial staff | |
| Gary S. Gerlich | .... | sound effects editorial staff | |
| Robert Glass | .... | re-recording mixer | |
| David M. Horton | .... | sound effects editorial staff (als David Horton) | |
| Bill Jackson | .... | assistant dialogue staff | |
| Stephen Katz | .... | sound supervisor: Dolby (als Steve Katz) | |
| Robert Knudson | .... | re-recording mixer (als Buzz Knudson) | |
| Don MacDougall | .... | Tonmischung (Postproduktion) | |
| Richard Oswald | .... | sound effects editorial staff | |
| Robert A. Reich | .... | assistant dialogue staff | |
| Jack Schrader | .... | Dialogschnittüberwachung | |
| Chester Slomka | .... | sound effects editorial staff (als Chet Slomka) | |
| Frank E. Warner | .... | Überwachung Toneffektschnitt (als Frank Warner) | |
| Raul A. Bruce | .... | Tonangler (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Ellis Burman | .... | sound restoration engineer (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Ed Golya | .... | Sprachsynchron-Mischung (nicht im Abspann) | |
Spezialeffekte | |||
| Roy Arbogast | .... | special mechanical effects | |
| Carlo Rambaldi | .... | realization of "extraterrestrial" | |
| Wayne Beauchamp | .... | Spezialeffekte (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Johnny Borgese | .... | Spezialeffekte (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Kevin Pike | .... | Spezialeffekte (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Robert Short | .... | alien designer (1980 special edition) (nicht im Abspann) | |
Visual Effects | |||
| Larry Albright | .... | special consultant | |
| Peter Anderson | .... | special consultant | |
| Mona Thal Benefiel | .... | project coordinator | |
| Richard Bennett | .... | special consultant | |
| David Berry | .... | Kameraführung (als Dave Berry) | |
| Carol Boardman | .... | animation staff | |
| Eleanor Dahlen | .... | animation staff | |
| Cy Didjurgis | .... | animation staff | |
| Don Dow | .... | laboratory technician | |
| Jim Dow | .... | model shop coordinator (als J. Richard Dow) | |
| Ken Ebert | .... | special consultant | |
| Glenn Erickson | .... | project assistant | |
| Eugene Eyerly | .... | Kameraführung | |
| Rocco Gioffre | .... | assistant matte artist | |
| David Gold | .... | effects electrician | |
| Joyce Goldberg | .... | Sekretär Produktion | |
| Robert Hall | .... | optical photography | |
| David R. Hardberger | .... | assistant cameraman (als David Hardberger) | |
| Alan Harding | .... | assistant cameraman | |
| Jack Hinkle | .... | laboratory expeditor (als Charles Hinkle) | |
| Robert Hollister | .... | Techniker | |
| Thomas Hollister | .... | laboratory technician (als Tom Hollister) | |
| Paul Huston | .... | special consultant | |
| Joseph A. Ippolito | .... | Redaktionsassistent (als Joseph Ippolito) | |
| Don Jarel | .... | matte photography | |
| Jerry Jeffress | .... | electronics design (als Jerry L. Jeffress) | |
| Gregory Jein | .... | chief model maker | |
| David Jones | .... | special consultant (als David M. Jones) | |
| Kevin Kelly | .... | special consultant | |
| Tom Koester | .... | animation staff | |
| Jim Lutes | .... | special consultant | |
| Michael McMillen | .... | Modellbauer | |
| Bill Millar | .... | animation staff | |
| Alvah J. Miller | .... | electronics design | |
| Harry Moreau | .... | Animation | |
| Conne Morgan | .... | animation staff | |
| Max Morgan | .... | Kameraführung (als Maxwell Morgan) | |
| Barbara Morrison | .... | effects negative cutter | |
| Dennis Muren | .... | mothership photography | |
| Bruce Nicholson | .... | assistant cameraman | |
| Ron Peterson | .... | Kameraführung | |
| George Polkinghorne | .... | mechanical special effects | |
| George Randle | .... | special consultant | |
| Marcia Reed | .... | still photography (als Marcia Reid) | |
| Peter Regla | .... | electronics design | |
| Ray Rich | .... | Keygrip | |
| Eldon Rickman | .... | Kameraführung | |
| Richard Rippel | .... | assistant cameraman | |
| Larry Robinson | .... | special visual effects coordinator | |
| Peggy Rosson | .... | Filmgeschäftsführung Produktion | |
| John Russell | .... | camera and mechanical design | |
| Jeff Shapiro | .... | special consultant | |
| Robert Shepherd | .... | project manager: effects unit | |
| Dan Slater | .... | electronics design | |
| Steven Spielberg | .... | visual effects concepts | |
| Scott Squires | .... | assistant cameraman | |
| David K. Stewart | .... | UFO photography (als Dave Stewart) | |
| Robert Swarthe | .... | Leitung Animation | |
| Ken Swenson | .... | Modellbauer (als Kenneth Swenson) | |
| Don Trumbull | .... | camera and mechanical design | |
| Douglas Trumbull | .... | fotografische Spezialeffekte | |
| Jor Van Kline | .... | Modellbauer | |
| Robert E. Worthington | .... | Modellbauer (als Robert Worthington) | |
| Hoyt Yeatman | .... | project assistant | |
| Matthew Yuricich | .... | Hintergrundkünstler | |
| Richard Yuricich | .... | director of photography: photographic effects | |
| Larry Albright | .... | mothership neonlight effects designer (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Gregory L. McMurry | .... | visual effects technician (1980 special edition) (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Christopher S. Ross | .... | Modellbauer (1980 special edition: mothership interior) (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Jonathan Seay | .... | visual effects camera (1980 special edition) (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Scott Squires | .... | Entwicklung: cloud tank (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Robert Swarthe | .... | Leitung Visual Effects (1980 special edition: inside mother ship) (nicht im Abspann) | |
Stunts | |||
| Buddy Joe Hooker | .... | Stuntkoordinator | |
| Bobby Bass | .... | Stunts (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Craig R. Baxley | .... | Stuntfahrer (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Jerry Brutsche | .... | Stuntfahrer (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Steven Burnett | .... | Stunts (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Jeannie Epper | .... | Stunts (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | .... | Stunts (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Monty Jordan | .... | Utility Stunts (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Stephen Powers | .... | Stunts (nicht im Abspann) | |
Kamera und Elektrik (Crew) | |||
| John A. Alonzo | .... | additional director of photography (als John Alonzo) | |
| Jim Coe | .... | Standfotograf | |
| William A. Fraker | .... | director of photography: additional American scenes | |
| Earl Gilbert | .... | Oberbeleuchter | |
| László Kovács | .... | additional director of photography (als Laszlo Kovacs) | |
| 'Fast' Eddie Mahler | .... | Videotechniker | |
| Nick McLean | .... | Kameraführung | |
| Steven Poster | .... | director of photography: second unit (als Steve Poster) | |
| Douglas Slocombe | .... | director of photography: India sequence | |
| Peter Sorel | .... | Standfotograf (als Pete Sorel) | |
| Pete Turner | .... | Standfotograf | |
| Michael C. Butler | .... | zusätzlicher Fotograf (1980 special edition: inside mother ship) (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Allen Daviau | .... | zusätzlicher Fotograf (1980 special edition: Gobi Desert sequence) (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Norman Lang | .... | Beleuchtung (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Mike Laurance | .... | camera operator: additional photography (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Rexford L. Metz | .... | additional photographer: second unit (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Tim Ryan | .... | 1. Kamerabühne (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Frank Stanley | .... | zusätzlicher Fotograf (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Robin Vidgeon | .... | Schärfenassistent (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Chic Waterson | .... | camera operator: India (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Chuck Waterston | .... | Kameraführung (nicht im Abspann) | |
Casting (Crew) | |||
| Sally Dennison | .... | zusätzliches Casting | |
Kostüm und Garderobe (Crew) | |||
| James Linn | .... | Garderobenleitung (als Jim Linn) | |
Schnitt (Crew) | |||
| Charles Bornstein | .... | Assistenz Bildschnitt | |
| Bob McMillian | .... | Farbenberatung (als Robert M. McMillian) | |
| Geoffrey Rowland | .... | Assistenz Bildschnitt | |
Musik (Crew) | |||
| John Neal | .... | Filmmusikmischer | |
| Kenneth Wannberg | .... | Musikschnitt | |
| Tommy Johnson | .... | Musiker: tuba soloist (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Paul Salamunovich | .... | vocalist: harmonic chanting (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Jim Self | .... | Musiker: tuba, voice of the mother ship (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Herbert W. Spencer | .... | Orchestrierung (nicht im Abspann) | |
Transporte | |||
| Bill Bethea | .... | Transportwesen | |
| Chris Haynes | .... | Fahrer Produktion (nicht im Abspann) | |
Sonstige Crew | |||
| Judy Bornstein | .... | second assistant to producers | |
| Charlsie Bryant | .... | Script Supervisor | |
| Patrick Burns | .... | Mitarbeiter Produktion (als Pat Burns) | |
| Colin Cantwell | .... | technical dialogue | |
| Kendall Cooper | .... | Produzentenassistenz | |
| Al Ebner | .... | Publizist | |
| H.L. Edwards | .... | during the filming of all animal sequences, veterinarian of Gillette, Wyoming was in attendance at all times to aid the filmmakers and the anesthetist in proper treatment of the animals used | |
| Rick Fields | .... | Assistenz: Mr. Spielberg | |
| Janet Healy | .... | Mitarbeiter Produktion | |
| J. Allen Hynek | .... | technischer Berater (als Dr. J. Allen Hynek) | |
| Joe O'Har | .... | Motiv-Aufnahmeleiter | |
| Dan Perri | .... | Titeldesign | |
| Gail Siemers | .... | Sekretär Produktion | |
| Steve Warner | .... | location auditor | |
| Murray Weissman | .... | Publizist | |
| Seth Winston | .... | Praktikant: AFI | |
| Noreen Beasley | .... | dialogue translator: French for F. Truffaut (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Norman Brokaw | .... | production counsel (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Norman Garey | .... | production counsel (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Steve Hinton | .... | Pilot (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Pat Kingsley | .... | Publizist (nicht im Abspann) | |
| Kevin Von Feldt | .... | Assistenz: Clark Paylow (nicht im Abspann) | |
Widmungen und Dankeschöns | |||
| Johnny Mathis | .... | Besonderer Dank an | |
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