Shaft (1971 film)
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- Season 1 overviewOct 9, 1973-Feb 19, 19747 episodesSeason 1 episodes1. The Enforcers Oct 9, 1973
- Vigilantes kill a successful defense lawyer and his client.
- 2. The Killing Oct 30, 1973
- Shaft faces murder charges when he saves an old flame from a brutal pimp.
- 3. Hit and Run Nov 20, 1973
- A young man is accused of a hit-and-run killing of a casino strong man.
- 4. The Kidnapping Dec 11, 1973
- Three whites made up as blacks kidnap a banker's wife.
- 5. Cop Killer Jan 1, 1974
- Shaft tries to clear a police officer accused of taking bribes.
- 6. The Capricorn Murders Jan 29, 1974
- A financier tries to fake his own death and kill his wife in a fire.
- 7. Murder Machine Feb 19, 1974
- Shaft's friend is accidentally killed on his wedding day by a mob assassin.
Shaft (1973–74) The Shaft franchise consists of five action - crime feature films and seven television films, centered on a family of African-American police detectives who all share the name John Shaft. The first three features may be described as blaxploitation films, the television film series is a mystery, and the fourth feature ...
- Characters created by Ernest Tidyman
- United States
- Total (4 theatrically-released films): $131,751,966
- 1971–present
Shaft: With Richard Roundtree, Eddie Barth, Judie Stein, Robert Culp. Based on the films of the same name, John Shaft is a two-fisted black private eye modeled on Mike Hammer and Phillip Marlowe.
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- 1973-10-09
- Action, Crime, Drama
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Shaft (2000 film) Shaft is a television series that aired along with Hawkins during 1973–74 television season on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. Broadcast every third week, the series is a follow-up continuation of the three feature films that preceded its release. Starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft, it serves as the ...
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S1.E1 ∙ The Enforcers. Tue, Oct 9, 1973. A group of the town's leading citizens is acting as a vigilante committee, kidnapping, trying, and executing suspects who have been acquitted of crimes. Shaft becomes involved after the group goes even further, killing an attorney who helped get him started in his business. 7.3/10 (33)
All Episodes. 1973 - 1974. Shaft is a series of TV movies that aired along with Hawkins during 1973-74 television season on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. The series was based on three films beginning with Shaft, and starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft. Because it was aired on over-the-air television, CBS felt that the ...
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- October 9, 1973
Detective John Shaft is summoned by the wife of a lawyer friend when her husband fails to return home after successfully defending a man accused of slaying a police officer. Later, the lawyer and his client are fished out of the river, the latest additions to a burgeoning list of similar murders that have stumped police Lieutenant Al Rossi for ...
When the son he doesn't know comes to him for help, badass private eye John Shaft discovers his offspring is anything but a chip off the old block. Watch trailers & learn more.
