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Shaft

  • 19711971
  • RR
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
19K
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Richard Roundtree in Shaft (1971)
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Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
IMDb RATING
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19K
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  • Director
    • Gordon Parks
  • Writers
    • Ernest Tidyman(screenplay)
    • John D.F. Black(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Roundtree
    • Moses Gunn
    • Charles Cioffi
  • Director
    • Gordon Parks
  • Writers
    • Ernest Tidyman(screenplay)
    • John D.F. Black(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Richard Roundtree
    • Moses Gunn
    • Charles Cioffi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 111User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 66Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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    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
    • Tom Hannon
    Victor Arnold
    Victor Arnold
    • Charlie
    Sherri Brewer
    • Marcy
    Rex Robbins
    • Rollie
    Camille Yarbrough
    • Dina Greene
    Margaret Warncke
    • Linda
    Joseph Leon
    • Byron Leibowitz
    Arnold Johnson
    Arnold Johnson
    • Cul
    Dominic Barto
    • Patsy
    George Strus
    • Carmen
    Edmund Hashim
    Edmund Hashim
    • Lee
    Drew Bundini Brown
    Drew Bundini Brown
    • Willy
    Tommy Lane
    Tommy Lane
    • Leroy
    • Director
      • Gordon Parks
    • Writers
      • Ernest Tidyman(screenplay) (novel)
      • John D.F. Black(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Isaac Hayes was the first African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Song.
    • Goofs
      The outline of a microphone is visible under Shaft's turtleneck at one point when Bumpty Jones visits Shaft at his office.
    • Quotes

      Theme: Who's the black private dick / That's a sex machine to all the chicks? / SHAFT! / Ya damn right!

      Theme: Who is the man that would risk his neck / For his brother man? / SHAFT! / Can you dig it?

      Theme: Who's the cat that won't cop out / When there's danger all about? / SHAFT! / Right On!

      Theme: They say this cat Shaft is a bad mother... / SHUT YOUR MOUTH! / I'm talkin' 'bout Shaft. / THEN WE CAN DIG IT!

    • Alternate versions
      CBS edited 28 minutes from this film for its 1975 network television premiere.
    • Connections
      Featured in Soul in Cinema: Filming Shaft on Location (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme from Shaft
      (uncredited)
      Composed by Isaac Hayes
      Performed by Isaac Hayes

    User reviews111

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    Boooooooorrrrring
    ok i watched this movie the other day ok well for its time maybe it was a good movie but like since all the new crime films have come out it is just soo lame and boring if u want to see a really good crime movie rent heat
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    • free_man61
    • Jun 30, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 2, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Detektiv Saft
    • Filming locations
      • Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
      • Shaft Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,125,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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