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12 Days of Terror (2004)

12 Days of Terror poster
Directed by
Jack Sholder
Genre
drama film, horror film, action film, adventure film, television film, mystery film
Country
South Africa
Runtime
1h 26m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1916, a juvenile great white shark attacks swimmers along the New Jersey coast over 12 days. The film follows the real events as people try to understand and stop the sudden shark attacks.

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What happens

12 Days of Terror is a 2004 television film directed by Jack Sholder and starring Colin Egglesfield, Mark Dexter, Jenna Harrison and John Rhys-Davies. Based on a true story, it revolves around the 1916 Jersey shark attacks, as recounted in the book of the same name by Richard Fernicola, in which a juvenile great white shark begins a series of attacks that takes place of the course of 12 days in New Jersey. On 1 May 2004, it premiered on Animal Planet and later on the Discovery Channel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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