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Shark

Original title: Shark!
  • 1969
  • M
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
1.1K
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Burt Reynolds in Shark (1969)
ActionAdventureThriller

A gunrunner loses his cargo near a small coastal Sudanese town so he's stuck there. When a woman hires him to raid a sunken ship in the shark-infested waters, he sees a chance to compensate ... Read allA gunrunner loses his cargo near a small coastal Sudanese town so he's stuck there. When a woman hires him to raid a sunken ship in the shark-infested waters, he sees a chance to compensate for his losses. He's not the only one.A gunrunner loses his cargo near a small coastal Sudanese town so he's stuck there. When a woman hires him to raid a sunken ship in the shark-infested waters, he sees a chance to compensate for his losses. He's not the only one.

  • Directors
    • Samuel Fuller
    • Rafael Portillo
  • Writers
    • Victor Canning
    • John T. Dugan
    • Samuel Fuller
  • Stars
    • Burt Reynolds
    • Arthur Kennedy
    • Barry Sullivan
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    1.1K
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    • Directors
      • Samuel Fuller
      • Rafael Portillo
    • Writers
      • Victor Canning
      • John T. Dugan
      • Samuel Fuller
    • Stars
      • Burt Reynolds
      • Arthur Kennedy
      • Barry Sullivan
    • 21User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
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    Burt Reynolds
    Burt Reynolds
    • Caine
    Arthur Kennedy
    Arthur Kennedy
    • Doc
    Barry Sullivan
    Barry Sullivan
    • Prof. Dan Mallare
    Silvia Pinal
    Silvia Pinal
    • Anna
    Francisco Reiguera
    Francisco Reiguera
    • Yusef
    • (as Francisco Reyguera)
    Enrique Lucero
    Enrique Lucero
    • Inspector Barok
    Manuel Alvarado
    • Latalla
    Carlos Barry
    • Runt
    José Chávez
    • Lieutenant
    • (uncredited)
    Cecilia Leger
    • Elderly woman
    • (uncredited)
    Jose Marco
    • Pedro - Diver in Opening Scene
    • (uncredited)
    Emilia Stuart
    • Asha
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Samuel Fuller
      • Rafael Portillo(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Victor Canning
      • John T. Dugan
      • Samuel Fuller
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    • Trivia
      Stuntman Jose Marco was killed on-camera when a great white shark bit through a protective net and attacked him. Samuel Fuller had clashed with the producers on a variety of issues, and when the production company used Marco's death to help promote the film, he quit. When Fuller saw the version that was released to theaters, he said it had been butchered so badly that it was no longer recognizable as his film. He demanded that his name be removed, but the producers refused.
    • Quotes

      Anna: Can you handle... a winch?

      Caine: Honey, I was delivered by one.

    • Connections
      Featured in Terror Firmer (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      No
      by Armando Manzanero

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    6/10
    A Fuller film that the director disowned, with an unusual ending for a Hollywood product
    The film is an odd one for the Fuller filmography. First, it is supposed to be set in Sudan, when nothing in the film resembles Sudan or the Sudanese. Second, Fuller dissociated himself from the film after disagreeing with the producers on using the apparent footage of a stunt diver being killed during filing by a shark (covered by LIFE magazine, and later all evidence of the mishap being mysteriously removed from official records.) Fuller is credited as the director in the final film credits, though IMDb lists another co-director Rafael Portillo. Fuller found the final product to be considerably different from what he had shot. Third, the ending is superb--where the viewer has to figure out the inevitable end--very unusual for a Hollywood film. Fourth, this is a rare Fuller film, which uses a good established actress--the Mexican actress Silvia Pinal, who was chosen by Bunuel in three of his films "The Exterminating Angel," " Viridiana." and "Simon of the Desert." Fifth, actor Arthur Kennedy has an unusual role as a drunk doctor who has a degree from Johns Hopkins University and can still save an injured boy by operating on him in an open bar room with guests, while the doctor has imbibed a lot of liquor!

    Fuller's pet theme of family persists. Here, an orphan waif, sleeping on the streets, is saved from possible deadly injuries by a father figure who doesn't even know the boy's real name.
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    • Release date
      • October 8, 1969 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Mexico
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Troma
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Maneater
    • Filming locations
      • Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Heritage Enterprises
      • Cinematográfica Calderón S.A.
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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