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

Title: Shaft

Release Date: 25 Jun 1971

Runtime: 1h 40m

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Director: Shaft Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Companies: Shaft Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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

Additional Information

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.395 (366 votes)

Cast

  • John Shaft: Richard Roundtree
  • Bumpy Jonas: Moses Gunn
  • Vic Androzzi: Charles Cioffi
  • Ben Buford: Christopher St. John
  • Ellie Moore: Gwenn Mitchell
  • Sergeant Tom Hannon: Lawrence Pressman
  • Charlie: Victor Arnold
  • Marcy: Sherri Brewer
  • Rollie: Rex Robbins
  • Dina Greene: Camille Yarbrough
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