Shaft

Name: Shaft
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1971-07-02
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.60
Cast: Christopher St. John, Charles Cioffi, Moses Gunn, Richard Roundtree

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

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 40 Minutes

Release Year:

1971

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

Styles:

Harsh, Psychotronic, Tense, Surprise Ending, Sexy, Bleak, Stylized, Suspenseful, Realistic, Serious

Story Timeline:

1970s, 1930s, 20th Century

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

Harlem Manhattan New York City, Harlem, Greenwich Village Manhattan New York City, California, Manhattan New York City, New York, USA

Genre:

Crime, Action, Thriller

Editor's Pick for:

Boys' night

Shaft (1971) - Trailer

Release Date:

02 Jul 1971

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Shaft: Trailer

Directed by:

Gordon Parks

Story Written By:

Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black

Main Actors:

Christopher St. John, Charles Cioffi, Moses Gunn, Richard Roundtree

Plot:

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 blackmail Bumpy by kidnapping his daughter.

Awards:

Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations.

Production Company:

MGM Home Entertainment

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

6.6/10

Rotten Tomatoes:

88%

Metacritic:

66%