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Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black. It is an adaptation of Tidyman's novel of the same name and is the first entry in the Shaft film series. The plot revolves around a private detective named John Shaft who is hired by a Harlem mobster to rescue his daughter from the Italian mobsters who kidnapped her. The film stars Richard Roundtree as Shaft, alongside Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John and Lawrence Pressman.

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1971 · 1h 40m · Crime · Thriller · Drama

TMDB 6.4/10 (431 votes)

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

Directed by Gordon Parks

Box office $12M worldwide

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Cast & crew

Gordon ParksDirector

Richard Roundtreeas John Shaft

Moses Gunnas Bumpy Jonas

Charles Cioffias Vic Androzzi

Christopher St. Johnas Ben Buford

Gwenn Mitchellas Ellie Moore

Lawrence Pressmanas Sergeant Tom Hannon

Victor Arnoldas Charlie

Sherri Breweras Marcy

Rex Robbinsas Rollie

Camille Yarbroughas Dina Greene MMargaret Warnckeas Linda

Joseph Leonas Byron Leibowitz

Arnold Johnsonas Cul

Dominic Bartoas Patsy

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Not who you're looking for? Others named Shaft: blues and rock club in Istanbul, Turkey · album by Bernard Purdie · film series · British electronic music production duo

Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black. It is an adaptation of Tidyman's novel of the same name and is the first entry in the Shaft film series. The plot revolves around a private detective named John Shaft who is hired by a Harlem mobster to rescue his daughter from the Italian mobsters who kidnapped her. The film stars Richard Roundtree as Shaft, alongside Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John and Lawrence Pressman.

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