Video: 'Jaws' trailer
(Friday, June 20, 1975) — Jaws, a thriller film about the sheriff of an island town who takes to the seas when a bloodthirsty shark invades the local waters, opened today across North America on 464 screens, including 409 in the United States.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film starred Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss.
The prototypical summer blockbuster, its release is regarded as a watershed moment in motion picture history.
Video: 'the beatles in paris'
(Sunday, June 20, 1965, 9:00 p.m. CEST) — The Beatles’ performed at Palais des Sports tonight in Paris, France, the second show of their 1965 European Tour which began this afternoon at this same venue.
Video: 'ABBOT & COSTELLO The Naughty Nineties_ 1'
(Wednesday, June 20, 1945) — The Naughty Nineties, a film containing perhaps the best recorded rendition of the Abbott and Costello comedy team’s classic “Who’s on First?” routine, opened today at Loew’s Criterion in New York City. Continue reading ‘The Naughty Nineties’ opens in New York City 70 years ago today (June 20 1945)
