Name: Jaws
Genre: Horror, Thriller, Adventure
Released: 1975-06-20
Duration: 124 min
Cast: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton

About the film

Jaws at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1975 film at stop 48 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

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.

Principal cast

Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton

Key craft credits

Wilmer Butler (director of photography), Verna Fields (editor), John Williams (original music composer), Carl Gottlieb (screenplay) and Peter Benchley (screenplay)

Director: Steven Spielberg
Release: 1975-06-20
Runtime: 124 minutes
Genres: Horror, Thriller and Adventure
Country: United States
Quiz: 50 questions

The Screen Path journey

Before. After. Remember.

The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.

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Before you watch

Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.

Spoiler-free

02

After the film

Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.

Contains spoilers

03

Quiz yourself

Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.

50 questions in this journey

Citizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.

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Full cast

Roy ScheiderCharacter: Brody
Robert ShawCharacter: Quint
Richard DreyfussCharacter: Hooper
Lorraine GaryCharacter: Ellen Brody
Murray HamiltonCharacter: Vaughn
Carl GottliebCharacter: Meadows
Jeffrey KramerCharacter: Hendricks
Susan BacklinieCharacter: Chrissie
Jonathan FilleyCharacter: Cassidy
Ted GrossmanCharacter: Estuary Victim
Chris RebelloCharacter: Michael Brody
Jay MelloCharacter: Sean Brody

Full crew

Steven SpielbergCredits: Director
Peter BenchleyCredits: Novel, Screenplay
Carl GottliebCredits: Screenplay
David BrownCredits: Producer
Richard D. ZanuckCredits: Producer
John WilliamsCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
Verna FieldsCredits: Editor, Second Unit Director
Joe AlvesCredits: Production Design, Second Unit Director
John M. DwyerCredits: Set Decoration
Thomas J. WrightCredits: Art Department Coordinator, Production Illustrator
Robert A. MatteyCredits: Special Effects
Barbara BassCredits: Second Assistant Director
Tom JoynerCredits: First Assistant Director
Michael ChapmanCredits: Camera Operator
Ron TaylorCredits: Camera Operator
Valerie TaylorCredits: Camera Operator
William S. GilmoreCredits: Production Executive
Fred ZendarCredits: Technical Advisor, Stunts
Leonard J.V. CompagnoCredits: Thanks
Shari RhodesCredits: Location Casting, Casting
Wilmer ButlerCredits: Director of Photography
Dick WarlockCredits: Stunt Double
Howard CurtisCredits: Stunts
Richard E. ButlerCredits: Stunts
Ted GrossmanCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
Hubie Kerns Jr.Credits: Stunts
Preston PetersonCredits: Stunts
Denise CheshireCredits: Stunts
Ron VetoCredits: Stunts
Frank James SparksCredits: Stunt Double
Lynn MurphyCredits: Production Assistant
Del ArmstrongCredits: Makeup Artist
Verne CarusoCredits: Hairstylist
Jim GillespieCredits: Makeup Artist
James FargoCredits: Unit Production Manager
William C. CarruthCredits: Assistant Editor
Jeff GoursonCredits: Assistant Editor
Charlsie BryantCredits: Script Supervisor
Robert L. HoytCredits: Sound
John R. CarterCredits: Sound
Werner KepplerCredits: Sculptor
Dick ZikerCredits: Stunt Double
Mo HenryCredits: Negative Cutter
John ChambersCredits: Special Effects Makeup Artist
L. Andrew StoneCredits: Second Assistant Director
Mike MayCredits: Leadman
Frank NifongCredits: Property Master
Ward WeltonCredits: Painter
Thomas E. Allen, Sr.Credits: Sound
George FredrickCredits: Sound Editor
Walter A. GestCredits: ADR Recordist
William GriffithCredits: Sound Recordist
Roger Heman Jr.Credits: Sound
Franklin Jones Jr.Credits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Earl MaderyCredits: Sound
John McDonaldCredits: Boom Operator
Frank MeadowsCredits: Boom Operator
Colin C. MouatCredits: Sound Editor
Dennis C. SalcedoCredits: Sound Recordist
John StacyCredits: Sound Editor
Roger SwordCredits: Sound Editor
James TroutmanCredits: Sound Editor
Roy ArbogastCredits: Special Effects
Tim BaarCredits: Special Effects
Johnny BorgeseCredits: Special Effects
Jack DeBronCredits: Special Effects
Gerald EndlerCredits: Special Effects
Richard O. HelmerCredits: Special Effects
Ted KoernerCredits: Special Effects Technician
Hal MillarCredits: Special Effects
Kevin PikeCredits: Special Effects Assistant
Charles SpurgeonCredits: Special Effects
Richard StutsmanCredits: Special Effects Technician
Eddie SurkinCredits: Special Effects Technician
Michael WoodCredits: Special Effects
Aaron D. BeyerCredits: VFX Artist
Alex GuriCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
Alex HeffnerCredits: Visual Effects Supervisor
Franklyn B. JamesCredits: Lighting Technician
Rexford L. MetzCredits: Underwater Camera
Lou BarliaCredits: Additional Camera
Sandy BrookeCredits: Assistant Camera
Vito CarenzoCredits: Grip
James A. ContnerCredits: Assistant Camera
Tony DeGeorgeCredits: Second Company Grip
David FayCredits: Dolly Grip
Louis GoldmanCredits: Still Photographer
Guy PolzelCredits: Key Grip
Peter SalimCredits: Assistant Camera
Fred SchulerCredits: Additional Camera
Bill TennyCredits: Gaffer
Ronald VidorCredits: Underwater Camera
Ron ZarillaCredits: Assistant Camera
Louise ClarkCredits: Wardrobe Master
Robert EllsworthCredits: Wardrobe Master
Irwin RoseCredits: Wardrobe Master
Robert BainCredits: Musician
Israel BakerCredits: Musician
Arnold BelnickCredits: Musician
Harry BluestoneCredits: Musician
Larry BunkerCredits: Musician
Herman ClebanoffCredits: Musician
Ronald CooperCredits: Musician
Vince De RosaCredits: Musician
Chuck DomanicoCredits: Musician
Bonnie Jean DouglasCredits: Musician
David DukeCredits: Musician
Dominick FeraCredits: Musician
Joseph GlassmanCredits: Musician
Pamela GoldsmithCredits: Musician
Ralph GriersonCredits: Musician
Alan HarshmanCredits: Musician
Norman HerzburgCredits: Musician
Tommy JohnsonCredits: Musician
Anatol KaminskyCredits: Musician
Nathan KaproffCredits: Musician
Dennis KarmazynCredits: Musician
Richard S. KaufmanCredits: Musician
Ted KeepCredits: Score Engineer
Myra KestenbaumCredits: Musician
Jacob KrachmalnickCredits: Musician
Raphael KramerCredits: Musician
Abe LuboffCredits: Musician
Alfred LustgartenCredits: Musician
Edgar LustgartenCredits: Musician
Arthur MaebeCredits: Musician
Virginia MajewskiCredits: Musician
Shelly ManneCredits: Musician
Malcolm McNabCredits: Musician
Peter MercurioCredits: Musician
Richard NashCredits: Musician
Ted NashCredits: Musician
Erno NeufeldCredits: Musician
John NeufeldCredits: Musician
Richard PerissiCredits: Musician
Uan RaseyCredits: Musician
Dorothy RemsenCredits: Musician
Emil RichardsCredits: Musician
George RobertsCredits: Musician
Jay RosenCredits: Musician
David SchwartzCredits: Musician
Frederick SeykoraCredits: Musician
Haim ShtrumCredits: Musician
Paul ShureCredits: Musician
Herbert W. SpencerCredits: Orchestrator
Sheridon StokesCredits: Musician
Tommy TedescoCredits: Musician
Milton ThomasCredits: Musician
Louise Di TullioCredits: Musician
Lloyd UlyateCredits: Musician
Gerald VinciCredits: Musician
Ken WatsonCredits: Musician
Jerry WilliamsCredits: Musician
Graham YoungCredits: Musician
Lorenzo PorricelliCredits: Driver
William A. PetrottaCredits: Assistant Property Master
Al EbnerCredits: Unit Publicist
Paul WurtzelCredits: Special Effects Technician
June ForayCredits: ADR & Dubbing
Harry ShearerCredits: ADR & Dubbing
Michael McKeanCredits: ADR & Dubbing