Shaft (1971)

6.7	Listal rating
6.5	IMDB rating

Blaxploitation (3), Detective (2), Gangster (2), Action (2), Crime (2), Fall From Window (1), Professional Hit (1), Violence (1), Hitman (1), Spit In The Face (1), Newsstand (1), Nudity (1), Gay Friend (1), Fall Through Window (1), African American (1), Famous Score (1), Gay Character (1), Mafia (1), Exploitation (1), Resentment (1)

Description

The Hard-Hitting Original That Started It All. "Hotter than Bond. Cooler than Bullitt," movie posters proclaimed. John Shaft was indeed a shut-your-mouth detective to reckon with, a fact emphasized from the film's start by Isaac Hayes' Academy Award-winning Best Original Song and Oscar-nominated score. Richar ... (more)

Directed by

Gordon Parks

Starring (View all) :

John Shaft

Bumpy Jonas

Vic Androzzi

Ben Buford

Ellie Moore

Sergeant Tom Hannon

Charlie

Marcy

Rollie

Dina Greene

Written by (View all) :

Ernest Tidyman

(novel)

John D.F. Black

(writer)

Videos


	Shaft(1971) Movie Trailer Trailer to the first film in the Shaft trilogy.

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