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Shaft (1971)

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

  • Crime
  • Thriller
  • Drama
  • Action

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

Rating
6.4 / 10 (444 votes)
Release date
June 25, 1971
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
English
Director
Gordon Parks
Status
Released
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Top cast

  • Richard RoundtreeJohn Shaft
  • Moses GunnBumpy Jonas
  • Charles CioffiVic Androzzi
  • Christopher St. JohnBen Buford
  • Gwenn MitchellEllie Moore
  • Lawrence PressmanSergeant Tom Hannon
  • Victor ArnoldCharlie
  • Sherri BrewerMarcy
  • Rex RobbinsRollie
  • Camille YarbroughDina Greene
  • Margaret WarnckeLinda
  • Joseph LeonByron Leibowitz

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