Shaft

Shaft

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

Part of Shaft Collection

1971•1h 40m•6.4/10

ActionCrimeThriller

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.4/10(400)

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

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Production

Shaft Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft

Moses Gunn

Moses Gunn

Bumpy Jonas

Charles Cioffi

Charles Cioffi

Vic Androzzi

Christopher St. John

Christopher St. John

Ben Buford

Gwenn Mitchell

Gwenn Mitchell

Ellie Moore

Lawrence Pressman

Lawrence Pressman

Sergeant Tom Hannon

Victor Arnold

Victor Arnold

Charlie

Sherri Brewer

Sherri Brewer

Marcy

Rex Robbins

Rex Robbins

Rollie

Camille Yarbrough

Camille Yarbrough

Dina Greene

Margaret Warncke

Linda

Joseph Leon

Joseph Leon

Byron Leibowitz

Arnold Johnson

Arnold Johnson

Cul

Dominic Barto

Dominic Barto

Patsy

George Strus

Carmen

Edmund Hashim

Edmund Hashim

Lee

Drew Bundini Brown

Drew Bundini Brown

Willy

Tommy Lane

Tommy Lane

Leroy

Al Kirk

Sims

Shimen Ruskin

Shimen Ruskin

Dr. Sam

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