Jaws is a movie directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975 and based on the book of the same name by Peter Benchley, first published in 1974. The movie features Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, and others.
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Storyline
During a beach party at dusk on Amity Island, a young woman, Chrissie Watkins, goes skinny dipping in the ocean. Meanwhile, consulting oceanographer Matt Hooper examines Chrissie’s remains, and confirms her death was caused by a shark—an unusually large one.
Movie vs Book
Year
1975
Minutes
124
Movie Rate
8.00
Source: IMDb
Year
1974
Pages
320
Book Rate
7.94
S: Goodreads
Book
Jaws
Author: Peter Benchley
Country: USA
First published in: 1974
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Jaws
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“Great books don't make great movies. There's too much information in there.”
CASEY AFFLECK (Actor, Filmmaker)
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