Shaft
1971 · Movie · 1h 40m · R
ActionCrimeThriller
"The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here."
Overview
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Ratings
TMDB
6.4/10
Key crew
- Gordon ParksDirector
- Isaac HayesOriginal Music Composer
- J.J. JohnsonOriginal Music Composer
- Ernest TidymanScreenplay
- John D.F. BlackScreenplay
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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Themes
daughternew york citypoliceghettoblaxploitation cinemabitingaggressivesuspensefultenseassertive