“The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.”
Shaft
6.4
422 votes·1971
·1h 40m
·MovieCrimeThrillerDramaAction
Overview
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget10.8x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
daughternew york citypoliceghettoblaxploitation cinemabitingaggressivesuspensefultenseassertive
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
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