Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, and Richard Dreyfuss.

On June 20, 1975, Jaws, a film directed by Steven Spielberg that
made countless viewers afraid to go into the water, opened in
theaters. The story of a great white shark that terrorizes a New
England resort town became an instant blockbuster and the
highest-grossing film in movie history until it was bested by
1977’s Star Wars.

Jaws was nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Picture
category and took home three Oscars, for Best Film Editing,
Best Original Score and Best Sound. The film, a breakthrough
for director Spielberg, then 27 years old, spawned several
sequels.

Jaws put now-famed director Steven Spielberg on the
Hollywood map.

Director Steven Spielberg holding the movie camera,
assisted by camera operator Michael Chapman, during
the filming of Jaws.

Bruce the mechanical shark.