Shaft

Release Date:

Jul 2, 1971

MPAA Rating:

R

Running Time:

1:40

Genre:

Crime Drama

Director:

Gordon Parks

Cast:

Richard Roundtree	John Shaft
Moses Gunn	Bumpy Jonas
Christopher St. John	Ben Buford
Charles Cioffi	Vic Androzzi
Gwenn Mitchell	Ellie Moore
Lawrence Pressman	Sergeant Tom Hanson
Victor Arnold	Charlie
Sherri Brewer	Marcy

Producers:

Joel Freeman

Writers:

Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black

Language:

English

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John Shaft is the ultimate in suave black detectives. He first finds himself up against Bumpy, the leader of the black crime mob, then against black nationals, and finally working with both against the white mafia who are trying to blackmail Bumpy by kidnapping his daughter.

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