Jaws (1975)
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When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
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Salt & Cinema: Films of the Sea
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Ahoy! A flock for those who feel the call of the ocean. Boats, lighthouses, fishing, and the mighty deep — if it smells of saltwater and sounds like waves, it belongs here. Curated by a sailor who's spent more time at sea than on dry land.
Crew
Steven Spielberg
director
Carl Gottlieb
writer
Peter Benchley
writer
Richard D. Zanuck
producer
David Brown
producer
Cast
Roy Scheider
Brody
Robert Shaw
Quint
Richard Dreyfuss
Hooper
Lorraine Gary
Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton
Vaughn
Carl Gottlieb
Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer
Hendricks
Susan Backlinie
Chrissie
Jonathan Filley
Cassidy
Ted Grossman
Estuary Victim
Chris Rebello
Michael Brody
Jay Mello
Sean Brody
Lee Fierro
Mrs. Kintner
Jeffrey Voorhees
Alex Kintner
Craig Kingsbury
Ben Gardner
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Every sailor knows the feeling. You're out there on the water, engine cut, just drifting... and you start wondering what's lurking below. Spielberg never shows you enough of the shark and that's exactly right — the sea keeps her secrets. Quint's speech about the USS Indianapolis is the finest piece of ocean writing ever put to film. The man understood the sea's indifference to human life. A masterpiece.