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Shaft (1971)

Shaft

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R

1h 40m

Action, Crime, Thriller

June 23rd, 1971

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

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3 wins and 1 nominations

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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
Tom Hannon
Victor Arnold
Charlie
Sherri Brewer
Marcy
Rex Robbins
Rollie
Camille Yarbrough
Dina Greene
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Directors

Gordon Parks
Full cast & crew

Producers

Joel Freeman
producer
David Golden
associate producer
Roger H. Lewis
producer
(uncredited)
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Writers

Ernest Tidyman
(screenplay) and
John D.F. Black
screenplay
Ernest Tidyman
novel
Full cast & crew

Taglines

The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.
SHAFT's his name. SHAFT's his game.
Hotter than Bond, Cooler than Bullitt.
All Taglines

Keywords

revenge
male nudity
final showdown
All Keywords

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

March 9th, 2007 (Argentina) (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
March 20th, 2013 (Australia) (DVD premiere)
June 25th, 1971 (Brazil) theatrical
All Release Dates

Alternative Titles

Shaft (original title)
Shaft (Argentina)
Shaft (Australia)
All Alternative Titles

Locations

120 West 41st Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA (Shaft walks past Cheers Steakhouse at beginning of film)
55 Jane Street, New York City, New York, USA (exteriors: Shaft's apartment)
621 Hudson Street, New York City, New York, USA ("No Name Bar")
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Running Times

100 min

Sound Mixes

Mono
Stereo

Aspect Ratios

1.85 : 1

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Shaft Productions

Distribution Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (Argentina)
MGM/UA Home Video (Australia)
Inex Film (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
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Other Companies

Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting (extras casting)
Turner Entertainment (vhs package design)
MGM Home Entertainment (Afghanistan) (vhs package design)

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