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Shaft

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

1971 · R · 1h 40m

Directed by Gordon Parks

6.4

TMDB audience score
445 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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

Where to watch

Official options in the United States:

Subscription

  • Howdy Amazon Channel

Free

  • Kanopy

Rent

  • Amazon Video
  • Apple TV Store
  • Google Play Movies
  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home
  • Spectrum On Demand

Buy

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  • YouTube
  • Fandango At Home

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Cast

  • Richard Roundtree
    John Shaft

  • Moses Gunn
    Bumpy Jonas

  • Charles Cioffi
    Vic Androzzi

  • Christopher St. John
    Ben Buford

  • Gwenn Mitchell
    Ellie Moore

  • Lawrence Pressman
    Sergeant Tom Hannon

  • Victor Arnold
    Charlie

  • Sherri Brewer
    Marcy

  • Rex Robbins
    Rollie

  • Camille Yarbrough
    Dina Greene

  • Margaret Warncke
    Linda

  • Joseph Leon
    Byron Leibowitz

  • Arnold Johnson
    Cul

  • Dominic Barto
    Patsy

  • George Strus
    Carmen

  • Edmund Hashim
    Lee

  • Drew Bundini Brown
    Willy

  • Tommy Lane
    Leroy