Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jeannot Szwarc
(directed by)

Writing Credits

Peter Benchley
(based upon characters created by)
Carl Gottlieb
(written by) and
Howard Sackler
(written by)

Cast

Roy Scheider
Brody
Lorraine Gary
Ellen Brody
Murray Hamilton
Mayor Vaughn
Joseph Mascolo
Peterson
Jeffrey Kramer
Hendricks
Collin Wilcox Paxton
Dr. Elkins
Ann Dusenberry
Tina
Mark Gruner
Mike
Barry Coe
Andrews
Susan French
Old Lady
Gary Springer
Andy
Donna Wilkes
Jackie
Gary Dubin
Ed
John Dukakis
Polo
G. Thomas Dunlop
Timmy
David Elliott
Larry
Marc Gilpin
Sean
Keith Gordon
Doug
Cindy Grover
Lucy
Ben Marley
Patrick
Martha Swatek
Marge
Billy Van Zandt
Bob
Gigi Vorgan
Brooke
Jerry M. Baxter
Helicopter Pilot
Jean Coulter
Ski Boat Driver
Daphne Dibble
Swimmer #1
Christine Freeman
Water Skier
April Gilpin
Renee
William Griffith
Lifeguard
Gregory Harris
Diver #2
Coll Red McLean
Red
Susan O. McMillan
Girl Sailor
David Owsley
Boy Sailor
Allan L. Paddack
Crosby
Oneida Rollins
Ambulance Driver
Frank James Sparks
Diver #1
Thomas A. Stewart
Assistant Dive Master
David Tintle
Swimmer #2
Jim Wilson
Swimmer With Child
Kathy Wilson
Mrs. Bryant
Herb Muller
Phil Fogarty
Fritzi Jane Courtney
Selectwoman
Alfred Wilde
Selectman #1
Cyprian R. Dube
Selectman #2
Mary A. Gaffney
Mrs. Silvera
Bill Green
Irate Man
Bruce
Shark
George Buck
Irate 'Letterbox' Man
Chris Burke
Hot Dog Boy
Robin Lebert
Sunbather
Michael Smith
Extra

Produced by

Joe Alves
associate producer
David Brown
producer (produced by)
Richard D. Zanuck
producer (produced by)

Music by

John Williams

Cinematography by

Michael C. Butler
director of photography (as Michael Butler)

Editing by

Steve Potter
film editor
Arthur Schmidt
film editor
Neil Travis
(edited by)

Production Design by

Joe Alves

Art Direction by

W. Stewart Campbell
(as Stewart Campbell)
Gene Johnson

Set Decoration by

Phil Abramson
(as Philip Abramson)

Costume Design by

Bill Jobe

Makeup Department

Robert Jiras
makeup artist (as Bob Jiras)
Philip Leto
hair stylist (as Phil Leto)
Rick Sharp
makeup artist
Ron Snyder
makeup artist
Dorothy Parkinson
makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

Bill Badalato
unit production manager
Tom Joyner
production manager
Charles Clement
post production operations head (uncredited)
Tony LaMarca
unit production manager: second unit (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Joe Alves
second unit director
Katy Emde
second assistant director (as Kathy Marie Emde)
Scott Maitland
first assistant director
Beau Marks
second assistant director
Wilbur Mosier
assistant director: second unit
Don Zepfel
first assistant director

Art Department

Gary Seybert
property master
Jim Ellis
second props (uncredited)
Jerry Moss
second props (uncredited)
Bill Parks
construction coordinator (uncredited)
Richard A. Villalobos
leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department

James R. Alexander
sound (as Jim Alexander)
Robert L. Hoyt
sound rerecording
James Troutman
sound effects editor (as Jim Troutman)
Alsie L. Florence
sound recordist (uncredited)
Robert Jackson
boom operator (uncredited)
George E. Marshall Jr.
sound utility (uncredited)
John McDonald
boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Roy Arbogast
special mechanical effects
Robert A. Mattey
special mechanical effects
Johnny Borgese
special effects (uncredited)
Kevin Pike
special effects foreman (uncredited)
Eddie Surkin
special effects crew (uncredited)
Gregory Twiford
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Chris Mueller
sculptor: model (uncredited)

Stunts

Ted Grossman
stunt coordinator
Gregory J. Barnett
stunts (uncredited)
Jerry M. Baxter
stunts (uncredited)
Jean Coulter
stunts (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr.
stunts (uncredited)
Steven Knowles
stunt performer (uncredited)
Greg Le Duc
water stunt double (uncredited)
Victor Paul
stunts (uncredited)
Frank James Sparks
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

John L. Black
key grip (as John Black)
David L. Butler
second unit cameraman (as David Butler)
Michael Dugan
underwater cameraman
John Fleckenstein
camera operator
Michael McGowan
second unit cameraman
Thomas P. Powell
mgm rigging gaffer mgm tank
Ron Taylor
live shark photography
Valerie Taylor
live shark photography
Donald M. Wolak
gaffer (as Don Wolak)
Eugene Barragy
key grip (uncredited)
Gabe Bolderoff
grip (uncredited)
Bill Bryant
best boy (uncredited)
Pat Campea Jr.
second key grip (uncredited)
Jim Coe
still photographer (uncredited)
Randy Dahlquist
operator (uncredited)
Susan Ford
additional still photographer (uncredited)
Louis Goldman
still photographer (uncredited)
John Gray
second assistant camera (uncredited)
Robert L. Guthrie
assistant camera (uncredited)
David Jarrell
operator (uncredited)
Harvey Kamins
operator (uncredited)
Joe Kelly
best boy grip (uncredited)
J. Michael McClary
second assistant camera (uncredited)
John McGowan
second assistant camera (uncredited)
Sol Negrin
cinematographer: re-shoots (uncredited)
Don Piel
camera operator (uncredited)
Rich Redlands
second key grip (uncredited)
Jack Vogel
dolly grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

Liz Keigley
location casting
Shari Rhodes
location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Laurann Cordero
wardrobe: ladies
Gilbert Loe
wardrobe: men's (as Gil Loe)
Paul Saragusa
wardrobe: men (uncredited)

Editorial Department

Freeman A. Davies
assistant film editor (as Freeman Davies Jr.)
Michael T. Elias
assistant film editor
Robert Hernandez
assistant film editor
Sherrie Sanet
assistant film editor (as Sherrie Sanet Jacobson)

Location Management

Irving Kramer
location auditor (uncredited)

Music Department

Stephen A. Hope
music editor
John Neal
music scoring mixer
Dale Anderson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Israel Baker
musician: violin (uncredited)
Arnold Belnick
musician: violin (uncredited)
Michael Boddicker
musician: piano (uncredited) / musician: synthesizer (uncredited)
Julian Bratolyubov
music copyist (uncredited)
Dennis Budimir
musician (uncredited) / musician: guitar (uncredited)
Denyse Buffum
musician: viola (uncredited)
Thomas R. Buffum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Larry Bunker
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Pete Chrislieb
musician: saxophone (uncredited)
Herman Clebanoff
musician: violin (uncredited)
Ronald Cooper
musician: cello (uncredited)
Jay Daversa
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Sandy De Crescent
music contractor (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Glenn Dicterow
musician: violin (uncredited)
Harold Dicterow
musician: violin (uncredited)
Chuck Domanico
musician: bass (uncredited)
Assa Drori
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Duke
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Earl Dumler
musician: oboe (uncredited)
Dominick Fera
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
Rick Gerding
musician: violin (uncredited)
Pamela Goldsmith
musician: viola (uncredited)
Endre Granat
musician: violin (uncredited)
Ralph Grierson
musician: piano (uncredited)
Norman Herzburg
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
Arthur Hoberman
musician: flute (uncredited)
The Hollywood Studio Symphony
music performed by (uncredited)
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba soloist (uncredited)
Dennis Karmazyn
musician: cello (uncredited)
Roland Kato
musician: viola (uncredited)
Richard S. Kaufman
musician: violin (uncredited)
Milton Kestenbaum
musician: bass (uncredited)
Raphael Kramer
musician: cello (uncredited)
Connie Kupka
musician: violin (uncredited)
Janet Lakatos
musician: viola (uncredited)
William Lane
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Gayle Levant
musician: harp (uncredited)
Abe Luboff
musician: bass (uncredited)
Alfred Lustgarten
musician: violin (uncredited)
Edgar Lustgarten
musician: cello (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Jack Marsh
musician: bassoon (uncredited)
William Mays
musician: piano (uncredited)
Malcolm McNab
musician: trumpet Soloist (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio
musician: bass (uncredited)
Todd Miller
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Arthur Morton
orchestrator (uncredited)
Richard Nash
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Dan Neufeld
musician: viola (uncredited)
Erno Neufeld
concertmaster (uncredited)
John Neufeld
musician: clarinet (uncredited)
David Newman
Musician: violin (uncredited)
Richard Perissi
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Joe Porcaro
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Tom Raney
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Uan Rasey
musician: trumpet (uncredited)
Dorothy Remsen
musician: harp (uncredited)
Sheldon Sanov
musician: violin (uncredited)
David Schwartz
musician: viola (uncredited)
Haim Shtrum
musician: violin (uncredited)
Allen Sides
scoring sound consultant (uncredited)
Henry Sigismonti
musician: french horn (uncredited)
Eleanor Slatkin
musician: cello (uncredited)
David Speltz
musician: cello (uncredited)
Herbert W. Spencer
orchestrator (uncredited)
Ann Stockton
musician: harp (uncredited)
Sheridon Stokes
musician: flute (uncredited)
Linn Subotnick
musician: viola (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco
musician: guitar (uncredited)
Milton Thomas
musician: viola (uncredited)
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute (uncredited)
Lloyd Ulyate
musician: trombone (uncredited)
Ken Watson
musician: percussion (uncredited)
Don Williams
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

Bob Forrest
script supervisor
Esther Vivante
script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

Dan Anglin
driver co-captain (uncredited)
Mel Bingham
driver captain (uncredited)
Philip Martin
boat driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Al Ebner
unit publicist
Philip Kingry
marine coordinator
Donald MacDonald
production assistant
William Michael Redman
audio description narrator
Fred Zendar
technical advisor (as Manfred Zendar)
Charles Ajar
projectionist (uncredited)
Gloria Winship Ayon
dog trainer (uncredited)
Joe Catalfo
first aid (uncredited)
Dick Delson
publicist (uncredited)
Ellen Demmy
Barmaid (uncredited) / Sailing Instructor (uncredited)
Raechel Donahue
voice talent (uncredited)
Harry Jukes
40 man (uncredited)
Max Manlove
production secretary (uncredited)
Sherrill Patten
timekeeper (uncredited)
Gene Starzenski
set paramedic (uncredited)
Ron Veto
underwater diver (uncredited)
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