This is my favorite performance by Willem Dafoe. His, um, "interpretation" of Max Schrek isn't remotely human, but it has a weird charm that almost demands to be put on film. You understand why Murnau is willing to use his cast and crew as cannon fodder to capture the creature's essence.
******************** The movie that changed Hollywood. Ground Zero for the Summer Blockbuster. Spielberg's film making instincts turned a potential disaster into a masterpiece of suspense. Universal's p.r. department turned it into a phenomenon.
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The movie that changed Hollywood. Ground Zero for the Summer Blockbuster. Spielberg's film making instincts turned a potential disaster into a masterpiece of suspense. Universal's p.r. department turned it into a phenomenon.
Jaws, dir. by Steven Spielberg (1975)
https://youtu.be/U1fu_sA7XhE