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Shaft in Africa (1973) -- P.I. John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work.
Shaft in Africa (1973) -- P.I. John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work.
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Overview

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Director:
John Guillermin
Writers:
Ernest Tidyman (characters)
Stirling Silliphant (written by)
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Release Date:
14 June 1973 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Crime | Drama | Adventure more
Tagline:
THE Brother Man in the Motherland. more
Plot:
P.I. John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 win more
NewsDesk:
Richard Roundtree: Shaft Is Too Violent For My Kids
 (From WENN. 23 June 2000)
User Comments:
An unworthy sequel more (22 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Richard Roundtree ... John Shaft
Frank Finlay ... Amafi
Vonetta McGee ... Aleme
Neda Arneric ... Jazar
Debebe Eshetu ... Wassa
Spiros Focás ... Sassari (as Spiros Focas)
Jacques Herlin ... Perreau
Jho Jhenkins ... Ziba
Willie Jonah ... Oyo
Adolfo Lastretti ... Piro
Marne Maitland ... Col. Gonder
Frank McRae ... Oziot
Zenebech Tadesse ... The Prostitute
A.V. Falana ... Ramila's Son
James E. Myers ... Williams
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Runtime:
112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Finland:K-16 (cut) | Finland:K-18 (uncut) | UK:X (original rating) | Iceland:16 | West Germany:18 | Australia:R | Canada:18+ (Quebec) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Norway:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R
Filming Locations:
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia more
Company:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) more

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Goofs:
Continuity: Shortly before he boards the ship for France, Shaft is involved in a fight in which his right hand is severely bitten by his opponent, drawing quite a bit of blood. Yet when he boards the ship, his right hand is completely wound free. more
Quotes:
Wassa: Where did you study stick fighting, Mr. Shaft?
Shaft: Conducting the New York Philharmonica.
Wassa: The Emir will be pleased. Also by the fact that you're already circumsiced.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Martin: All the Players Came (#3.18)" (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Are You Man Enough? more

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An unworthy sequel, 20 July 2008
6/10
Author: lastliberal from Florida

Shaft assumes more of the Bond mantle in this film by going undercover to find out who is running the slave trade out of Africa into Europe. However, it really is too much of a stereotype to Shaft and takes away some of what makes him special.

Shaft, Richard Roundtree again, of course, belongs uptown across 110th street. That's his turf, and putting him in a robe with a stick is just too much.

This film just went too far, past where the imagination can stretch, in letting Shaft win. Yes, it was letting Shaft win, as he couldn't possibly have dodged all the attempts made on his life and still have energy to magically bed Vonetta McGee, and Yugoslavian Neda Arneric.

Having said that, there were some very good moments in the film, and it is still worth the time to see Roundtree in action.

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