Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black. It is an adaptation of Tidyman's novel of the same name and is the first entry in the Shaft franchise. The plot revolves around a private detective named John Shaft who is hired by a Harlem mobster to rescue his daughter from the Italian mobsters who kidnapped her. The film stars Richard Roundtree as Shaft, alongside Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, and Lawrence Pressman.
Shaft (1971)
Directed by Gordon Parks
Genres - Action-Adventure, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Blaxploitation Film, Neo-Noir |
Release Date - Jun 25, 1971 |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Academy Award, Best Original Song, Black, Blaxploitation, Comics/Heroes, Cult, Film Based On A Novel, From Shaft, Ghetto, Grammy Award, Harlem, Justice, New York City, Police
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Based On: Shaft
Narrative Location: New York City
Narrative Location: New York City
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Alternate Titles
Detektiv Saft
YU
Kızgın Adam
TR
Kuroi jagâ
JP
Les nuits de Harlem
FR
Les nuits rouges de Harlem
CA, FR
Shaft - stenhård dekkare
FI
Shaft, les nuits de Harlem
FR
Shaft, Mafia em Nova Iorque
PT
Шафт
BG, RU, SU
ლახვარი
GE
მახვილი
GE
შაფტი
GE