Shaft
“The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.”
1971•R•1h 40m•6.4•Released
CrimeThrillerDramaAction
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Director
Gordon Parks
Writer
Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$12M
Languages
English
Studio
Shaft Productions
Cast
Richard Roundtree
John Shaft
Moses Gunn
Bumpy Jonas
Charles Cioffi
Vic Androzzi
Christopher St. John
Ben Buford
Gwenn Mitchell
Ellie Moore
Lawrence Pressman
Sergeant Tom Hannon
Victor Arnold
Charlie
Sherri Brewer
Marcy
Rex Robbins
Rollie
Camille Yarbrough
Dina Greene
Margaret Warncke
Linda
Joseph Leon
Byron Leibowitz
Arnold Johnson
Cul
Dominic Barto
Patsy
George Strus
Carmen
Production
Company
Shaft Productions
Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Producer
Joel Freeman
Producer
Roger H. Lewis
Producer
David Golden
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