CinemaOSMovie · 1971 · 1h 40m · R
Shaft

The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.

64%(443)IMDbCrimeThrillerDramaAction

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Directed byGordon Parks

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
June 25, 1971
Budget
$1,125,000
Revenue
$12,121,618
Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerShaft Productions

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Trailers & teasers

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Shaft • 1971 • Theatrical Trailer

Shaft • 1971 • Theatrical Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Bumpy Jonas

Charles Cioffi

Charles Cioffi

Vic Androzzi

Christopher St. John

Christopher St. John

Ben Buford

Gwenn Mitchell

Gwenn Mitchell

Ellie Moore

Lawrence Pressman

Lawrence Pressman

Sergeant Tom Hannon

Victor Arnold

Victor Arnold

Charlie

Sherri Brewer

Sherri Brewer

Marcy

Rex Robbins

Rex Robbins

Rollie

Camille Yarbrough

Camille Yarbrough

Dina Greene

Creative team
Directed by
Gordon Parks
Gordon Parks
Written by
Ernest Tidyman
Ernest Tidyman
John D.F. Black
Produced by
Joel Freeman
Roger H. Lewis

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