Jaws

Theatrical - Wide 1975-06-20

Cast Roy Scheider Robert Shaw Richard Dreyfuss Lorraine Gary Carl Gottlieb
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by Carl Gottlieb Peter Benchley

Box Office Gross: $470,653,000

Running Time: 124 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: The Zanuck/Brown Company, Universal Pictures

Genres: Adventure Horror Thriller

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10/10

Synopsis

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 shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it... See more strikes again.

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