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Shaft (1971)

R · 1971-06-25 · 1h 40m · EN
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The mob wanted Harlem back. They got shaft...up to here.

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

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Gordon ParksDirector
Budget
$4M
Box office
$12.1M

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Richard RoundtreeRichard RoundtreeJohn ShaftMoses GunnMoses GunnBumpy JonasCharles CioffiCharles CioffiVic AndrozziChristopher St. JohnChristopher St. JohnBen BufordGwenn MitchellGwenn MitchellEllie MooreLawrence PressmanLawrence PressmanSergeant Tom HannonVictor ArnoldVictor ArnoldCharlieSherri BrewerSherri BrewerMarcyRex RobbinsRex RobbinsRollieCamille YarbroughCamille YarbroughDina GreeneMargaret WarnckeMargaret WarnckeLindaJoseph LeonJoseph LeonByron Leibowitz

Keywords

PoliceNew york cityDaughterGhettoBlack peopleBlaxploitationBlaxploitation cinema

Movie DNA

Genre affinityAction · Thriller · CrimeTheme affinityPolice · New York City · DaughterPacingActionDirector preference160872Actor preference7590 · 124114 · 259801Country preferenceUs

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

How long is Shaft?

Shaft has a runtime of 100 minutes.

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