50 years of Jaws

'Jaws' arrived in cinemas 50 years ago. Now there's a special exhibition. It celebrates the famous film.

The movie's about a huge shark at the seaside. Everyone's afraid of it. Three people try to find it.

The exhibition lets visitors remember the film's scenes. It's interactive too.

A young Steven Spielberg directed Jaws. It was only his second film. He was worried at the time. There were some problems with the film. Jaws took too much time and money to make.

"I thought my career was virtually over halfway through production on Jaws. Because everybody's - was saying to me, 'You are never going to get hired again! This film is, is, is way over budget and way over schedule.'"

Actually, it was the opposite. It was the first film to make more than $100 million in America. Now this amount is over $477 million. So Jaws was the first blockbuster.

The film has lots of fans. And fans gave many things to the exhibition. There are about 200 objects to see.

"And we have over 200 original objects related to the production of Jaws. It really was a cinematic treasure hunt to find original objects used - not only original objects used on Jaws, but also concept illustrations and production notes. Anything that would put the story of Jaws together for our visitors in a tangible, physical way."

At the centre of the exhibition is Bruce. He's the model of the shark. That shark made so many people afraid of swimming. View Less