Film
Shaft
1971· R· 1h 40m· Crime· Drama· Thriller
“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.
1971-06-25
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Key Crew
DirectorGordon Parks
ScreenplayErnest Tidyman
ProducerDavid Golden
Director of PhotographyUrs Furrer
Original Music ComposerIsaac Hayes
EditorHugh A. Robertson
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 21 crew)
Details
Released1971-06-25
Runtime1h 40m · R
StatusReleased
StudiosShaft Productions · Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Budget$1M
Box office$12M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating6.4/10 · 426 votes
Original languageen
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