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Summary:

"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 destroy the beast before it strikes again"--Container.

Contributors:

Zanuck, Richard D. , film producer

Brown, David, 1916-2010 , film producer

Spielberg, Steven, 1946- , film director

Benchley, Peter , screenwriter

Gottlieb, Carl , screenwriter, actor

Dreyfuss, Richard , actor

Scheider, Roy , actor

Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978 , actor

Gary, Lorraine, 1937- , actor

Hamilton, Murray , actor

Kramer, Jeffrey C., 1945- , actor

Backlinie, Susan, 1946-2024 , actor

Williams, John, 1932- , composer

Butler, Bill, 1921-2023 , cinematographer

Fields, Verna , film editor

Universal Pictures (Firm) , production company, film distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/fds

Zanuck/Brown Productions (Firm) , production company, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prn

Swank Motion Pictures, Inc. , distributor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/dst

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Closed captioned.
Soundtrack in English and French, subtitles in English.

Main Work:

Jaws (Motion picture : 1975)

Included Works:

Jaws [by Benchley, P.]

Subjects:

Benchley, Peter — Film adaptations

Benchley, Peter

Shark attacks — Drama

White shark — Drama

Beachgoers — Drama

Fishers — Drama

Beachgoers

Fishers

Shark attacks

White shark

Genres:

Motion pictures

Thrillers (Motion pictures)

Animal films

Action and adventure films

Film adaptations

Fiction films

Feature films

Drama

Internet videos

Online media

Performers:

Cast: Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey C. Kramer, Susan Backlinie.

Production Credits:

Music by John Williams ; film editor, Verna Fields ; director of photography, Bill Butler.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Based on the novel by Peter Benchley.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed May 11, 2020).

Audience:

MPAA rating: PG.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (124 min.)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file; MPEG-4; Flash

Call Numbers:

Online Video

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 025192204746 [Invalid]
Publisher Number, Universal: 261128822

OCLC Numbers:

929021770