The Benchley Classic is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg. It is based on the novel of the same name by Peter Benchley and stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss. The film follows a group of people who are terrorized by a great white shark while on a beach vacation. The movie was a huge success and spawned three sequels. The crossword solution for BENCHLEY CLASSIC is JAWS, which is the title of the movie.