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Shaft (1971)

Jun 25, 1971 · 1h 40m

6.4/10 TMDB user score
444 votes on TMDB

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

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

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Top 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

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