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Shaft

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Shaft

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

6.4

1h 40m

1971

“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.

Director

Gordon Parks

Trailer

ActionCrimeThriller

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Cast & Crew

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

as John Shaft

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

as Bumpy Jonas

Charles Cioffi

Charles Cioffi

as Vic Androzzi

Christopher St. John

Christopher St. John

as Ben Buford

Gwenn Mitchell

Gwenn Mitchell

as Ellie Moore

Lawrence Pressman

Lawrence Pressman

as Sergeant Tom Hannon

Victor Arnold

Victor Arnold

as Charlie

Sherri Brewer

Sherri Brewer

as Marcy

Rex Robbins

Rex Robbins

as Rollie

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