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Jul 2, 2021 · 1971's "Shaft" may or may not have answered these questions. But for a generation of black audiences who saw it on the big screen, when it first came out, the movie was — and remains — a ...
Summaries. A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. John Shaft is the ultimate in suave Black detectives. He first finds himself up against Bumpy, the leader of the Black crime mob, then against Black nationals, and finally working with both against the White Mafia who are trying to ...
John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is the ultimate in suave black detectives. He first finds himself up against Bumpy (Moses Gunn), the leader of the black crime mob, then against black nationals,...
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1971. 100 minutes. Color. 1.85:1. English. Spine #1130. 4K UHD + Blu-Ray Special Edition Features. New 4K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack. Alternate uncompressed stereo soundtrack remastered with creative input from Isaac Hayes III.
Roger Ebert January 01, 1971. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Gordon Parks's "Shaft" gave us the first really convincing black private eye. Movies about private detectives have always been among my favorites --t hey seem to be better than most other formula movies -- and John Shaft, as played by Richard Roundtree, belongs in the ...
Share. Now Streaming. Watch Now. Shaft (1971) R 06/25/1971 (US) Action , Crime , Thriller 1h 40m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Play Trailer. The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here. Overview. Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter. Ernest Tidyman. Novel, Screenplay.
Jun 25, 1971 · John Shaft is a black private eye with a small office near Times Square. On his way there one day, he gets pumped for information by Lt. Victor Androzzi (Charles Cioffi), a friend of his on the police force, about something big going down in Harlem involving black crime kingpin Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn).
