Captain Quint's Shark Fishing

 

Robert Shaw as Captain Quint in 'Jaws.'

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Captain Quint was a grizzled, seasoned shark hunter, who once resided on the island of Amity, MA in the shanty seaside port of Menemsha.

Captain Quint is the deuteragonist in Steven Spielberg’s film Jaws

Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper, Roy Scheider as Martin Brody, and Robert Shaw as Captain Quint in 'Jaws'.

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Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper, Roy Scheider as Martin Brody, and Robert Shaw as Captain Quint in 'Jaws'.

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Running a bootleg distillery, and a whale oil business, as well as a weekend charter service, Quint captained the "Orca" and became part of local lore after his last trip out to sea in a bid to capture a giant rogue killer shark.