| Description |
1 videodisc (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1; 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround (English, French, Spanish), Dolby digital 2.0 mono (English). |
| Language |
In English, French or Spanish with optional subtitles in French and Spanish; optionally subtitled in English for the hearing impaired. |
| Note |
Based upon the novel by Peter Benchley. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1975. |
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Special features on DVD videodisc: the featurette Spotlight on location : the making of Jaws (approximately 51 min.). |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
| Credits |
Music by John Williams ; film editor, Verna Fields ; director of photography, Bill Butler. |
| Cast |
Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey C. Kramer, Susan Backlinie. |
| 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. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG. |
| Subject |
Shark attacks -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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White shark -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Beachgoers -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Fishers -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Summer resorts -- New England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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New England -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Action and adventure films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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DVD-Video discs.
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| Added Author |
Benchley, Peter, screenwriter.
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Gottlieb, Carl, actor, screenwriter.
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Zanuck, Richard D., producer.
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Brown, David, 1916-2010, producer.
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Spielberg, Steven, 1946- director.
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Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978, actor.
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Scheider, Roy, actor.
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Dreyfuss, Richard, actor.
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Gary, Lorraine, 1937- actor.
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Hamilton, Murray, actor.
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Kramer, Jeffrey C., 1945- actor.
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Backlinie, Susan, 1946- actor.
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Williams, John, 1932- composer.
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Benchley, Peter.
Jaws.
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Universal Pictures (Firm)
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Zanuck/Brown Productions (Firm)
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Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Jaws (Motion picture)
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| Music No. |
484349 Universal (disc) |
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2019393 Universal |
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