<Tr> <Th> Edited by </Th> <Td> Michael Kahn </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company </Th> <Td> EMI Films </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributed by </Th> <Td> Columbia Pictures </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Release date </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> November 16, 1977 (1977 - 11 - 16) </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr>

Who wrote the book close encounters of the third kind