Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
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Directors
William Grefe
Cast
Richard Jaeckel, Jennifer Bishop, Buffy Dee, John Davis Chandler, Harold Sakata, Ben Krokek, Bob Gordon
The story
Sonny Stein (Richard Jaeckel), learns while working as a marine salvager in the Philippine Islands, that he has a connection with mako sharks. He is given a medallion by a Filipino shaman that protects him from sharks when he is among them. Having become alienated from society, Stein lives alone in a small stilt house offshore of Key West, Florida.
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Adventure, Animalhorror, action film, drama film, horror film, natural horror film, science fiction film, science fiction horror film, suspense film, thriller film
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