Jaws
- Release Date
- June 18, 1975
- Director
- Steven Spielberg
- Cast
- Roy Scheider , Robert Shaw , Richard Dreyfuss , Lorraine Gary , Murray Hamilton , Carl Gottlieb
- Runtime
- 124
- Main Genre
- Adventure
- Writers
- Peter Benchley , Carl Gottlieb , John Milius , Howard Sackler , Robert Shaw
- Tagline
- The terrifying motion picture from the terrifying No. 1 best seller.
- Website
- http://www.jaws25.com/
Summary
When, during the height of beach season, the town of Amity Island in Massachusetts is terrorized by attacks from a great white shark -- Martin Brody, the new chief of police must solve the problem. As the Mayor tries to avoid a panic which would deprive the town of its crucial tourist season, warnings to swimmers are avoided and more victims float to the surface. Brody eventually enlists the help of a young oceanographer and a sea-wary fisherman to hunt down and destroy the great white menace that has turned the Amity Island shore into a feeding ground.
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