1975, Directed by Steven Spielberg, 2 hr 4 mins, USA, M
Based on the 1974 novel Jaws by Peter Benchley
CAST: includes Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss
MUSIC: John Williams, who won a 1976 Oscar for the original dramatic score
SPIELBERG’S FILMS: Jaws was his second feature film, after Duel. After that, came so many more…
‘You’re gonna need a bigger boat.’
The movie that changed Hollywood forever and changed how a generation thought about the sea. See Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece again on the big screen, with its classic imagery of the ocean, and a stunning score by master composer, John Williams. Bruce Isaacs
NB. This terrifyingly effective film did no favors for the public image of sharks at the time. Benchley and Spielberg have both expressed regret about that, and Benchley became a prominent campaigner for the conservation of sharks, magnificent and vital apex predators.