The read
A Balasaur Score of 70 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes 88%, Metacritic 66/100.
Synopsis
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Metacritic66/100
439 audience votes
Key crew
- Ernest TidymanScreenplay
- J.J. JohnsonOriginal Music Composer
- John D.F. BlackScreenplay
- Gordon ParksDirector
- Isaac HayesOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Richard RoundtreeJohn Shaft
- Moses GunnBumpy Jonas
- Charles CioffiVic Androzzi
- Christopher St. JohnBen Buford
- Gwenn MitchellEllie Moore
- Lawrence PressmanSergeant Tom Hannon
- Victor ArnoldCharlie
- Sherri BrewerMarcy
- Rex RobbinsRollie
- Camille YarbroughDina Greene
- Margaret WarnckeLinda
- Joseph LeonByron Leibowitz
Stills
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Shares: Mob / Mafia · Mafia & Mob · Crime
Themes
daughternew york citypolicegangsterghettoblaxploitation cinemabitingaggressivesuspensefultenseassertive
The Best Movies of 1971
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