Shaft
1971 · Movie · R · 100 min
★ 6.5(427)unSUB Rating
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Based on Shaft
Also known as Les nuits rouges de Harlem
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-06-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 100 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 6.4/10 (427 votes)
Themes
- daughter
- new york city
- police
- gangster
- ghetto
- blaxploitation cinema
- biting
- aggressive
- suspenseful
- tense
- assertive
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Original Dramatic Score · 1972 · nominated
Cast & crew
Richard Roundtree
as John Shaft
Moses Gunn
as Bumpy Jonas
Charles Cioffi
as Vic Androzzi
Christopher St. John
as Ben Buford
Gwenn Mitchell
as Ellie Moore
Lawrence Pressman
as Sergeant Tom Hannon
Victor Arnold
as Charlie
Sherri Brewer
as Marcy
Rex Robbins
as Rollie
Camille Yarbrough
as Dina Greene
Directed by Gordon Parks