Shaft (1971)
The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.
1971 · R · 1h 40m · Crime, Thriller, Drama
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Director: Gordon Parks
Writers: Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black
Music by: Isaac Hayes, J.J. Johnson
Cinematography: Urs Furrer
Editor: Hugh A. Robertson
Box office: $12M · Budget: $1M · Rated 6.4/10 by 431 viewers
Part of the Shaft franchise.
Cast
Richard Roundtree as John ShaftMoses Gunn as Bumpy JonasCharles Cioffi as Vic AndrozziChristopher St. John as Ben BufordGwenn Mitchell as Ellie MooreLawrence Pressman as Sergeant Tom HannonVictor Arnold as CharlieSherri Brewer as MarcyRex Robbins as RollieCamille Yarbrough as Dina GreeneMargaret Warncke as LindaJoseph Leon as Byron LeibowitzMore like this
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