Shaft
The mob wanted Harlem back. They got shaft...up to here.
John Shaft is the ultimate in suave black detectives. He first finds himself up against Bumpy, the leader of the Black crime mob, then against Black nationals, and finally working with both against the White Mafia who are trying to blackmail Bumpy by kidnapping his daughter.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Richard Roundtree
John Shaft
Moses Gunn
Bumpy Jonas
Charles Cioffi
Lt. Vic Androzzi
Christopher St. John
Ben Buford
Gwenn Mitchell
Ellie Moore
Lawrence Pressman
Det. Tom Hannon
Victor Arnold
Charlie
Sherri Brewer
Marcy Jonas
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Rex Robbins
Rollie
Camille Yarbrough
Dina Greene
Isaac Hayes
Composer
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J.J. Johnson
Composer
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Urs Furrer
Cinematographer
