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Feature film — 1971

Shaft (1971)

6.41h 40mCrime — Thriller — Drama — Action

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

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A high-signal pick with 446 votes.

Shaft Productions / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Director: Gordon Parks

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Cast & crew

Richard Roundtree as John Shaft

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft

Moses Gunn as Bumpy Jonas

Moses Gunn

Bumpy Jonas

Charles Cioffi as Vic Androzzi

Charles Cioffi

Vic Androzzi

Christopher St. John as Ben Buford

Christopher St. John

Ben Buford

Gwenn Mitchell as Ellie Moore

Gwenn Mitchell

Ellie Moore

Lawrence Pressman as Sergeant Tom Hannon

Lawrence Pressman

Sergeant Tom Hannon

Victor Arnold as Charlie

Victor Arnold

Charlie

Sherri Brewer as Marcy

Sherri Brewer

Marcy

Rex Robbins as Rollie

Rex Robbins

Rollie

Camille Yarbrough as Dina Greene

Camille Yarbrough

Dina Greene

M

Margaret Warncke

Linda

Joseph Leon as Byron Leibowitz

Joseph Leon

Byron Leibowitz

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