Film · 1982

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Name: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Science fiction, Family, Drama
Released: 1982
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, Erika Eleniak

by Steven Spielberg

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Details

Type: Film
Released: 1982
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genres: Science fiction Family Drama
Countries: United States
Original language: English
Running time: 1 h 55 min

Cast

Dee Wallace
Peter Coyote
Henry Thomas
Drew Barrymore
Erika Eleniak
C. Thomas Howell
Sean Frye
K.C. Martel

Awards

Wins

Academy Award for Best Original Score (1983)
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects (1983)
Academy Award for Best Sound (1983)
Academy Award for Best Sound Editing (1983)
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama (1983)
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (1983)
Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film (1983)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Director (1982)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Film (1982)
Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film (1983)
BAFTA Award for Best Original Music (1983)
Saturn Award for Best Special Effects (1983)
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director (1983)
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (1983)
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Director (1983)
Saturn Award for Best Music (1983)
Saturn Award for Best Writing (1983)
Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director (1983)
Saturn Award for Best Classic Film DVD Release (2003)
National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

Academy Award for Best Picture (1983)
Academy Award for Best Director (1983)
Academy Award for Best Cinematography (1983)
Academy Award for Best Film Editing (1983)
Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay (1983)
BAFTA Award for Best Film (1983)
Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay (1983)
Golden Globe Award for Best Director (1983)
César Award for Best Foreign Film (1983)
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Film (1983)
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film (1983)
BAFTA Award for Best Makeup and Hair (1983)
BAFTA Award for Best Editing (1983)
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1983)
BAFTA Award for Best Direction (1983)
BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects (1983)
BAFTA Award for Best Sound (1983)
BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles (1983)

In France

Theater admissions: 10,074,864
French rating: Tout public
French release visa: No. 56129

Source: CNC, French open data (Licence Ouverte)