E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

United States of America, 1982

Film

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After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother and his little sister, Gertie, and the children decide to keep its existence a secret. Soon, however, E.T. falls ill, resulting in government intervention and a dire situation for both Elliott and the alien.

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Collection

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Credits

director

Steven Spielberg

producer

Kathleen Kennedy

Steven Spielberg

production company

Amblin Entertainment

Universal Pictures

production design

James D. Bissell

screenplay

Melissa Mathison

visual effects

Al Bailey

Carlo Rambaldi

Duration

01:55:00

Production places
United States of America
Production dates
1982

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

tmdb-movie-601

Language

English

TMDB-Movie

601

Wikidata

Q11621

Collected

652 times

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