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Jaws [videorecording] / a Zanuck/Brown production ; screenplay by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb ; produced by Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown ; directed by Steven Spielberg.

Benchley, Peter, (screenwriter.). Gottlieb, Carl, (screenwriter,, actor.). Spielberg, Steven, 1946- (film director.). Zanuck, Richard D., (film producer.). Brown, David, 1916-2010 (film producer.). Scheider, Roy, (actor.). Dreyfuss, Richard, (actor.). Shaw, Robert, 1927-1978 (actor.). Gary, Lorraine, 1937- (actor.). Hamilton, Murray, (actor.). Kramer, Jeffrey C., 1945- (actor.). Backlinie, Susan, 1946- (actor.). Butler, Bill, 1921- (director of photography.). Fields, Verna, (editor of moving image work.). Williams, John, 1932- (composer (expression)). Benchley, Peter. Motion picture adaptation of (work): Jaws. (Added Author). Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm), (publisher.). Zanuck/Brown Productions (Firm), (production company.). Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey C. Kramer, Susan Backlinie. (Cast).

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.
Intense shark attacks including some bloody images, language, brief partial nudity/sexual references and drug use.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9786314698614
  • ISBN: 6314698618
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (2 hr., 4 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: [Digitally remastered and fully restored edition].
  • Publisher: Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, [2012]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"© 2012 Universal Studios"--Disc label.
"Digitally remastered and fully restored from high resolution 35mm original film elements"--Container.
Based on the novel "Jaws" by Peter Benchley.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.
Wide screen (2.35:1).
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, John Williams ; film editor, Verna Fields ; director of photography, Bill Butler.
Participant or Performer Note:
Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey C. Kramer, Susan Backlinie.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG.
Accessibility Note:
Subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH) in English
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC, Region 1; anamorphic widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.
Language Note:
In English; with dubbed French or Spanish soundtracks; with optional subtitles in French or Spanish; English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).
Awards Note:
Academy Awards, 1976: Best Film Editing (Fields); Best Music, Original Score (Williams); Best Sound (Robert L. Hoyt, Roger Heman Jr., Earl Madery, and John R. Carter)
Golden Globe Awards, 1976: Best Original Score, Motion Picture (John Williams)

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Genre:
Thrillers (Motion pictures)
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Available copies

  • 49 of 56 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 2 of 3 copies available at Rutherford County Library System.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 56 total copies.
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Mooneyham Public Library DVD Jaw (Text) 30113100125108 Adult Video Available -
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