Shaft
- Release Date
- June 25, 1971
- Director
- Gordon Parks
- Cast
- Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Charles Cioffi , Christopher St. John , Gwenn Mitchell , Lawrence Pressman
- Runtime
- 100
- Main Genre
- Action
- Writers
- Ernest Tidyman , John D.F. Black
- Tagline
- The mob wanted Harlem back. They got shaft...up to here.
Summary
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.
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