Het lijk van een jonge vrouw spoelt aan op het strand van de Amerikaanse badplaats Amity. Politiechef Martin Brody start een onderzoek en vermoedt dat er een grote witte haai de wateren onveilig maakt.
| Directing | Steven Spielberg | Director |
| Writing | Peter Benchley | Novel |
| Writing | Carl Gottlieb | Screenplay |
| Production | David Brown | Producer |
| Production | Richard D. Zanuck | Producer |
| Sound | John Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Verna Fields | Editor |
| Art | Joe Alves | Production Design |
| Art | John M. Dwyer | Set Decoration |
| Art | Thomas J. Wright | Art Department Coordinator |
| Crew | Robert A. Mattey | Special Effects |
| Crew | Ted Grossman | Stunts |
| Writing | Peter Benchley | Screenplay |
| Camera | Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Production | Shari Rhodes | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Del Armstrong | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Verne Caruso | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jim Gillespie | Makeup Artist |
| Production | James Fargo | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Thomas J. Wright | Production Illustrator |
| Editing | William C. Carruth | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Jeff Gourson | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Charlsie Bryant | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Robert L. Hoyt | Sound |
| Sound | John R. Carter | Sound |
| Art | Werner Keppler | Sculptor |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunt Double |
| Directing | Barbara Bass | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Joyner | First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Michael Chapman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Ron Taylor | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Valerie Taylor | Camera Operator |
| Production | William S. Gilmore | Production Executive |
| Crew | Fred Zendar | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | Leonard J.V. Compagno | Thanks |
| Production | Shari Rhodes | Location Casting |
| Production | Lynn Murphy | Production Assistant |
| Crew | Dick Warlock | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Howard Curtis | Stunts |
| Crew | Richard E. Butler | Stunts |
| Crew | Ted Grossman | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Hubie Kerns Jr. | Stunts |
| Crew | Preston Peterson | Stunts |
| Crew | Denise Cheshire | Stunts |
| Crew | Ron Veto | Stunts |
| Crew | Fred Zendar | Stunts |
| Crew | Frank James Sparks | Stunt Double |
