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Shaft (1971)

R 06/25/1971 Action, Crime, Thriller 1h 40m
64%
User
Score
6.6/10
88%
66/100

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

Overview

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

Ernest Tidyman

Screenplay

John D.F. Black

Screenplay

Gordon Parks

Director

Part of the Shaft Collection

Includes Shaft and other great movies.

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Top Billed Cast

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

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Media

Shaft • 1971 • Theatrical Trailer

Shaft • 1971 • Theatrical Trailer

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Reviews

A review by JPV852

Written on June 10, 2022

Richard Roundtree was great and Shaft as a character was absolutely amazing, everything else from the plot which was thin and performances by the supporting cast was a bit iffy. The pacing was also pretty slow and despite only being 100 minutes, felt a bit longer. Still, a good opening into the franchise. **3.5/5**...

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