Shaft (1971)
Movie
1971
R
1 HOUR 40 MINS
Crime drama
Action
Thriller
Cool black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Cast & Crew
Richard Roundtree John Shaft
Moses Gunn Bumpy Jonas
Christopher St. John Ben Buford
Charles Cioffi Vic Androzzi
Gwenn Mitchell Ellie Moore
Lawrence Pressman Sergeant Tom Hanson
Victor Arnold Charlie
Sherri Brewer Marcy
Gordon Parks Director
Ernest Tidyman Writer (Novel)
Ernest Tidyman Screenwriter
John D. F. Black Screenwriter
Joel Freeman Producer
David Golden Associate Producer
Isaac Hayes Original Music
J.J. Johnson Original Music
Urs Furrer Cinematography
Hugh A. Robertson Film Editing
Judith Lamb Casting
Emanuel Gerard Art Direction
Robert Drumheller Set Decoration
Joseph G. Aulisi Costume Design
Martin Bell Makeup Artist
Steven P. Skloot Unit Production Manager
Ted Zachary Assistant Director
Lee Bost Sound
Hal Watkins Sound
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