Documentary Takes Deep Dive Into Making of ‘Jaws’ to Celebrate Film’s 50th Anniversary

‘The film that I thought would end my career is the film that began it,’ said Steven Spielberg.

A Great White Shark swimming off Gansbaai, about 180 km from Cape Town. Theo Ferreira/AFP via Getty Images

It has been five decades since Steven Spielberg’s “Jaws” made epic waves when it hit theaters, breaking box office records and transforming the movie industry as the first summer blockbuster of its time. Beachgoers were afraid to go into the water.

To celebrate the film’s June 20, 1975, release, a National Geographic documentary promises to take viewers on a 90-minute “ultimate deep dive” into what it took to bring the Oscar-winning cult shark thriller to life.