Movie·1971·1h 40m
Shaft
The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.
Directed By
Gordon Parks
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Written By
John D.F. Black
Producer
Ernest Tidyman, Joel Freeman
Cinematography
Urs Furrer
Music
J.J. Johnson
Editor
Hugh A. Robertson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
417 votes
Where to watch
Region: INRent
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// cast
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
Edmund Hashim
Lee
Drew Bundini Brown
Willy
Tommy Lane
Leroy
// crew
Crew
Ernest Tidyman
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Joel Freeman
Producer
Urs Furrer
Director of Photography
J.J. Johnson
Original Music Composer
Stirling Silliphant
Executive Producer
Gordon Parks
Director
John D.F. Black
Screenplay
Roger H. Lewis
Producer
Hugh A. Robertson
Editor
Isaac Hayes
Original Music Composer
David Golden
Producer
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