Jaws

Name: Jaws
Director: Steven Spielberg
Genre: Adventure, Horror, Thriller
Released: 1975-06-20
Rating: 7.683

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Director: Steven Spielberg
Language: English
Released: 1975-06-20
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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 shark hunter embark on a desperate quest to kill the beast before it strikes again.

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Roy ScheiderBrody
Robert ShawQuint
Richard DreyfussHooper
Lorraine GaryEllen Brody
Murray HamiltonVaughn
Carl GottliebMeadows
Jeffrey KramerHendricks
Susan BacklinieChrissie
Jonathan Filley — artwork unavailable
Jonathan FilleyCassidy
Ted GrossmanEstuary Victim

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