Les dents de la mer: Un succès monstre (2024) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained

Release, runtime and language

2024 · 53 mins · French

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Directed by

Antoine Coursat, Olivier Bonnard

Starring

Carl Gottlieb, Steven Spielberg, Alexandre Aja, Joe Alves, Lorraine Gary

In 1975, a young director redefined cinema with a terrifying story of a great white shark terrorizing a coastal town. Featuring a memorable score by John Williams, the film tapped into primal fears, becoming a cultural phenomenon comparable to Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho." The story follows a police chief and a marine biologist who join a shark hunter to confront the massive predator, forever changing how people view the ocean and its potential dangers. The film also subtly critiques American capitalism of the 1970s.