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Shaft (1971) 6.5
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Director:Gordon Parks |
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Cast
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Charles Cioffi | ... |
Vic Androzzi
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Ben Buford
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Ellie Moore
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Charlie
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Marcy
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Rollie
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Dina Greene
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Linda
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Byron Leibowitz
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Patsy
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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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
2 July 1971 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Les nuits rouges de Harlem See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,125,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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John Shaft: [holding up his middle finger to a cab driver who is honking his horn at him] Up yours! Get out the way!
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Much of the action in the movie centers around 125th Street in Harlem. Shaft's apartment (exterior only) was located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village at 55 Jane Street, across the street from the (real) "No Name Bar" at 621 Hudson Street. The former bar was ultimately transformed into deli. See more »Goofs
The month calendar in Shaft's office is January 1971 (February 1971 is also posted on the wall in a "next month" style arrangement). But in Lt. Androzzi's office, the date calendar reads Tuesday January 27 and later Thursday January 29. 27 January 1971 was a Wednesday and 29 January 1971 was a Friday. See more »Quotes
[first lines]John Shaft: [holding up his middle finger to a cab driver who is honking his horn at him] Up yours! Get out the way!
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I can. Because this is not only the greatest black-exploitation film ever, but also one of the best films of the 70's era. Richard Roundtree brings out Ernest Tidyman's John Shaft like no one else can (not even Samuel L. Jackson in the new shaft can compete) as the ultimate bad-a** who must investigate a kidnapping. One of the most memorable films ever made, especially by the Oscar winning song (and nominated score) by Isaac Hayes, which made his breakthrough as his funk thing grew. A+