Blood in the Water (2009 film)
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| writer = Richard Bedser
Ed Fields
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| director = Richard Bedser
| starring = John Hunerlach
Ryland Alexander
Pierre Blanc
Peter Brooke
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| theme_music_composer = Joel Douek
| country = United States
| language = English
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| producer = Richard Bedser
Phil Craig
| editor = Peter Miller
| cinematography = Malcolm Mclean
| runtime = 120 minutes
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| network = Discovery Channel
| released = {{Start date|2009|08|02}}
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Blood in the Water is a television film that aired on the Discovery Channel in 2009. It was directed by Richard Bedser. It is based on a true-life series of shark attacks that became the inspiration for Peter Benchley's novel Jaws.{{Cite web|title = Shark Week is back on Discovery Channel -- and at Oregon Coast Aquarium|url = http://www.oregonlive.com/movies/2009/08/shark_week_is_back_on_discover.html|website = OregonLive.com|access-date = 2016-02-06}} It was the season premiere of Shark Week on August 2 for the 2009 season.{{Cite web|title = Discovery Channel looks to regain its bite with its favorite franchise, Shark Week - HeraldNet.com|url = http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20150705/ENT/150709980|website = The Daily Herald|access-date = 2016-02-06}}
Plot
Blood in the Water tells the story of a series of shark attacks, that occurred on the New Jersey shore during the summer of 1916. Five people were attacked over the course of 12 days. The Jersey Shore attacks triggered a nationwide panic. It also details how scientists views on sharks and the threat they posed to humans changed in the wake of the attacks.{{Cite web|title = Blood in the Water|url = http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/blood-in-the-water/298183/|website = TVGuide.com|access-date = 2016-02-06}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|1473782|Blood in the Water}}
Category:2009 television films
Category:American horror television films
Category:Films about shark attacks
Category:Films set in New Jersey
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