Cast & Crew

Directed by

Steven Spielberg

Writing Credits

Peter Benchley
(screenplay by) and
Carl Gottlieb
(screenplay by)
Peter Benchley
(based upon the novel by)

Cast

Roy Scheider
Brody
Robert Shaw
Quint
Richard Dreyfuss
Hooper
Lorraine Gary
Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton
Vaughn
Carl Gottlieb
Meadows
Jeffrey Kramer
Hendricks
Susan Backlinie
Chrissie
Jonathan Filley
Cassidy
Ted Grossman
Estuary Victim
Chris Rebello
Michael Brody
Jay Mello
Sean Brody
Lee Fierro
Mrs. Kintner
Jeffrey Voorhees
Alex Kintner
Craig Kingsbury
Ben Gardner
Robert Nevin
Medical Examiner
Peter Benchley
Interviewer
Jonathan Searle
Boy Swimmer with Cardboard Fin
Steven Searle
Boy Swimmer with Cardboard Fin
Tim Aguirre
Infant on Beach
Chris Anastasio
Out of Towner
John Bahr
Beach Guitarist
Bruce
Shark
Jean Canha
Fat Lady
Edwin C. Carlson
Man with Goff
Henry Carreiro
Felix
Robert Carroll
Mr. Polk
Edward Chalmers Jr.
Mr. Denherder
Robert Chambers
Charlie
Fritzi Jane Courtney
Mrs. Taft
David Daniel
Hippie on Beach
Gregory S. Dole
Sonar Operator
Cyprian R. Dube
Mr. Posner
Stephen Earle
Converted Man
David Engelbach
Research Assistant
Dorothy Fielding
Girl in Music Store
Francis A. Frank
Boat Rental Man
Brendan Gallagher
Man with Dynamite
Elizabeth K. Gifford
Island Wife
Willis B. Gifford
Man
Alston Goff
Lynwood Shop Keeper
Paul Goulart
Clarinet Player in Music Store
Beardsley Graham
Mainlander
Eleanor L. Harvey
Motorboat Skipper
Mike Haydn
Bonfire Guitarist
Richard P. Hewitt
Walter
Carla Hogendyk
Artist
Wally Hooper Jr.
Harry
Janice T. Hull
Lady Fisherman
Stephanie Hull
Swimming Girl
Wayne Iacono
Spotter
Duncan Inches
Townsperson
Joseph G. Kraetzer
Local Merchant
Joe La Creta
Barwood
Robin Lebert
Screaming Swimmer
William Lymon
Ensign
Belle McDonald
Mrs. Posner
John Moffet
At Bonfire with Mustache
Phil Murray
Mr. Taft
Devon Nelson
The Water
Philip Norton
Mr. Stands
William O'Gorman
Man with Dynamite
Joseph Oliveira
Swimmer
Dennett Paula
Woman at Beach
William Pfluger
Sailboat Skipper
Donald Poole
Frank Silva - Harbor Master
Steven Potter
Man with Dog
Beverly Powers
Topless Swimmer
Ayn Ruymen
Nurse
Christopher Sands
Lifeguard
Henry E. Scott III
Man with Rifle
Peggy Scott
Polly
John Searle
Converted Man
Steven Spielberg
Amity Point Lifestation Worker
Joy Stuart
Woman Tourist #1
Jerome S. Tartar
Boat Captain
Julie Taylor
Nurse
Paul G. Thibodeau
Fisherman in Boat
Rex Trailer
Scout Master
Paul F. Tremblay
Deputy #2
Hershel West
Salvatore
Robert Whelden Jr.
Policeman
Alfred Wilde
Harry Wiseman
Dick Young
Pratt

Produced by

David Brown
producer (produced by)
Richard D. Zanuck
producer (produced by)

Music by

John Williams

Cinematography by

Bill Butler
director of photography

Editing by

Verna Fields
film editor

Production Design by

Joe Alves
(as Joseph Alves Jr.)

Set Decoration by

John M. Dwyer

Makeup Department

Del Armstrong
makeup artist (uncredited)
Verne Caruso
hair stylist (uncredited)
John Chambers
special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Jim Gillespie
makeup artist (uncredited)
Werner Keppler
sculptor/mold maker (uncredited)

Production Management

James Fargo
unit production manager (as Jim Fargo)
Charles Clement
post production operations head (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Barbara Bass
second assistant director
Tom Joyner
first assistant director
Joe Alves
second unit director (uncredited)
Verna Fields
second unit director (uncredited)
L. Andrew Stone
second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Mike May
leadman (uncredited)
Frank Nifong
prop master (uncredited)
William A. Petrotta
assistant property master (uncredited)
Ward Welton
painter (uncredited)
Thomas J. Wright
production illustrator (uncredited)

Sound Department

John R. Carter
sound
Robert L. Hoyt
sound (as Robert Hoyt)
Thomas E. Allen
sound (uncredited)
George Fredrick
sound editor (uncredited)
Walter A. Gest
adr recordist (uncredited)
William Griffith
sound recordist (uncredited)
Roger Heman Jr.
sound (uncredited)
Franklin Jones Jr.
score recording & mixing engineer (uncredited)
Earl Madery
sound (uncredited)
John McDonald
boom man (uncredited)
Frank Meadows
boom operator (uncredited)
Colin C. Mouat
sound editor (uncredited)
Dennis C. Salcedo
optical sound recordist (uncredited)
John Stacy
sound editor (uncredited)
Roger Sword
sound editor (uncredited)
James Troutman
sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Robert A. Mattey
special effects
Roy Arbogast
special mechanical effects (uncredited)
Tim Baar
special effects (uncredited)
Johnny Borgese
special effects (uncredited)
Don Chandler
sculptor (uncredited)
Jack DeBron
special effects (uncredited)
Richard S. Edwards
explosive expert (uncredited)
Gerald Endler
special mechanical effects (uncredited)
Richard O. Helmer
special effects (uncredited)
Ted Koerner
special effects technician (uncredited)
Conrad Kromm
special effects (uncredited)
Stanley Mahony
special effects (uncredited)
Hal Millar
special effects (uncredited)
Kevin Pike
special effects assistant (uncredited)
Harry Shepherd
special effects (uncredited)
Charles Spurgeon
special effects (uncredited)
Richard Stutsman
special effects technician (uncredited)
Eddie Surkin
special effects crew (uncredited)
Gary Wood
special effects (uncredited)
Michael Wood
special effects (uncredited)
Paul Wurtzel
special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Aaron D. Beyer
visual effects artist (uncredited)
Jeremy P. Carroll
lead stereographer (uncredited)
Ieva Cerps
stereo compositor (uncredited)
Prafull Gade
managing director: Stereo D FX Studios (uncredited)
Alex Guri
vfx supervisor: Stereo D FX Studios (uncredited)
Jim Hagarty
stereoscopic compositor (uncredited)
Alex Heffner
visual effects and augmentation supervisor (uncredited)
Jordan Lucchino
stereoscopic compositor (uncredited)
Yael Majors
assistant finaling supervisor (uncredited)
Franklin Mascarenhas
head of production: Stereo D FX Studios (uncredited)
Grant McCune
model maker (uncredited)
Alexandra Merritt-Gambrill
finaling artist: Stereo D (uncredited)
Trent Newton
production assistant: Stereo D FX Studios (uncredited)
Aaron Parry
executive vice president: Stereo D FX Studios (uncredited)
Mark Simone
creative supervisor: Stereo D FX Studios (uncredited)
Steve Stransman
Stereo Producer: Stereo D FX Studios (uncredited)
Amanda Viveiros
stereo assistant production manager: Stereo D (uncredited)
Dane Wylie
assistant depth supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts

Richard E. Butler
stunts (uncredited)
Denise Cheshire
stunts (uncredited)
Howard Curtis
stunts (uncredited)
Ted Grossman
stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunt double: Roy Scheider (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr.
stunts (uncredited)
Preston Petersen
stunts (uncredited)
Frank James Sparks
stunt double: Richard Dreyfuss (uncredited)
Ron Veto
stunts (uncredited)
Dick Warlock
stunt double: Richard Dreyfuss (uncredited)
Fred Zendar
stunts (uncredited)
Dick Ziker
stunt double: Roy Scheider (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Michael Chapman
camera operator
Franklyn B. James
lighting technician
Rexford L. Metz
underwater photography (as Rexford Metz)
Ron Taylor
camera operator: live shark footage
Valerie Taylor
camera operator: live shark footage
Lou Barlia
additional camera operator (uncredited)
Sandy Brooke
assistant camera (uncredited)
Vito Carenzo
grip (uncredited)
Joe Cole
best boy (uncredited)
James A. Contner
assistant camera (uncredited)
Rocco Damiano
camera effects (uncredited)
Tony DeGeorge
second grip (uncredited)
Tim Evans
lamp operator (uncredited)
David Fay
dolly grip (uncredited)
Louis Goldman
still photographer (uncredited)
Jake Jarrell
lamp operator (uncredited)
Harry Jukes
generator operator (uncredited)
Guy Polzel
key grip (uncredited)
Peter Salim
camera assistant (uncredited)
Fred Schuler
additional camera operator (uncredited)
William Tandrow
lamp operator (uncredited)
Bill Tenny
gaffer (uncredited)
Ronald Vidor
underwater camera operator (uncredited)
Dennis Young
underwater grip (uncredited)
Ron Zarilla
assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department

Shari Rhodes
location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Louise Clark
wardrobe: women (uncredited)
Robert Ellsworth
wardrobe: men (uncredited)
Irwin Rose
wardrobe: men (uncredited)

Editorial Department

William C. Carruth
assistant editor (uncredited)
Rick Fields
apprentice film editor (uncredited)
Jeff Gourson
assistant film editor (uncredited)
Mo Henry
negative cutter (uncredited)

Location Management

Nick Chiarolanzio
location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

Robert Bain
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Chuck Berghofer
musician: bass (uncredited)
Harry Bluestone
musician: violin (uncredited)
Thomas R. Buffum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Ronald Cooper
musician: cello (uncredited)
Don Cristlieb
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Douglas Davis
musician: cello (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent
orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: French horn (uncredited)
James Decker
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Chuck Domanico
musician: bass (uncredited)
Bonnie Jean Douglas
musician: violin (uncredited)
Assa Drori
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: French horn (uncredited)
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe (uncredited)
John Ellis
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
James Getzoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Joseph Glassman
music editor (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson
musician: piano (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Joe Howard
musician: trombone soloist (uncredited)
Davida G. Jackson
musician: violin (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba soloist (uncredited)
Anatol Kaminsky
musician: violin (uncredited)
Armand Kaproff
musician: cello (uncredited)
Nathan Kaproff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn
musician: cello (uncredited)
Richard S. Kaufman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Ted Keep
scoring engineer (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Myra Kestenbaum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Jacob Krachmalnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer
musician: cello (uncredited)
Ronny Lang
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Abe Luboff
musician: bass (uncredited)
Alfred Lustgarten
musician: violin (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten
musician: cello (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Virginia Majewski
musician: viola (uncredited)
Shelly Manne
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jack Marsh
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician (uncredited)
Ted Nash
musician: flute (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld
musician: viola (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld
musician: violin (uncredited)
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Uan Rasey
musician (uncredited) / musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Emil Richards
musician (uncredited) / musician: percussion (uncredited)
George Roberts
musician (uncredited)
Ernie Rosecrans
music preparation (uncredited)
Glen Rosecrans
music preparation (uncredited)
Jay Rosen
musician: violin (uncredited)
Meyer Rubin
musician: bass (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Schwartz
musician: viola (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora
musician: cello (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Paul Shure
musician: violin (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer
orchestrator (uncredited)
Ann Stockton
musician: harp (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute solos (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Milton Thomas
musician: viola (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone soloist (uncredited)
Gerald Vinci
musician: violin (uncredited)
Ken Watson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Jerry Williams
musician: percussion (uncredited)
John Williams
conductor (uncredited)
Kenneth Yerke
musician: violin (uncredited)
Graham Young
musician: trumpet (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Charlsie Bryant
script supervisor
Hal Barwood
script consultant (uncredited)
Lowell James Gerry Sr.
continuity (uncredited)
Matthew Robbins
script consultant (uncredited)
Howard Sackler
script consultant (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Mel Bingham
transportation captain (uncredited)
Frank Khoury
transportation (uncredited)
Lorenzo Porricelli
driver (uncredited)
Julian Powell
transportation captain (uncredited)

Additional Crew

William S. Gilmore
production executive (as William S. Gilmore Jr.)
Fred Zendar
technical advisor (as Manfred Zendar)
Mark DeFeo
Boat Operator (uncredited)
Al Ebner
unit publicist (uncredited)
Rick Fields
assistant: Mr. Spielberg (uncredited)
Helen Jackson
nurse (uncredited)
Gerry Lewis
publicist (uncredited)
John Milius
speech writer: U.S.S. Indianapolis scene (uncredited)
Ron Veto
underwater diver (uncredited)
Danny Young
timekeeper (uncredited)

Thanks

Leonard J.V. Compagno
the producers gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of: The Department of Biological Sciences Stanford University (as Mr. L.J.V. Compagno)
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