Action ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1971 · 1h 40m

Shaft

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Director
Gordon Parks
Cast
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
Crew
Urs Furrer — Director of Photography Hugh A. Robertson — Editor J.J. Johnson — Original Music Composer Isaac Hayes — Original Music Composer Ernest Tidyman — Screenplay John D.F. Black — Screenplay
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

Trailer Shaft — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
daughternew york citypoliceghettoblaxploitation cinemabitingaggressivesuspensefultenseassertive
Key Collaborators
Gordon Parks Director Urs Furrer Director of Photography Hugh A. Robertson Editor J.J. Johnson Original Music Composer Isaac Hayes Original Music Composer Ernest Tidyman Screenplay John D.F. Black Screenplay Ernest Tidyman Novel Joel Freeman Producer Roger H. Lewis Producer David Golden Producer
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