Shaft in Africa

– Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring...

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.00 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 52 Minutes
Release Year:
1973
Shaft in Africa (1973)

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
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Shaft in Africa (1973) - Trailer

Release Date:

14 Jun 1973

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.

Director:

John Guillermin

Writer:

Ernest Tidyman (characters), Stirling Silliphant

Main Actors:

Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee, Neda Arneric

Plot:

John Shaft is persuaded by threats of physical force, the promise of money, and the lure of a pretty tutor, to assume the identity of a native-speaking itinerant worker in Africa. His job is to help break a racket that is smuggling immigrants into Europe then exploiting them. But the villains have heard that he is on his way.

Production:

WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
56%