Shaft

The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.

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

1h 40m1971RTMDb 6.4

CrimeThrillerDramaAction

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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

Shaft Productions

Shaft poster

Part of theShaft CollectionView the collection

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Info

Status: Released
Released: 25 June 1971
Runtime: 1h 40m
Rating: R
TMDB score: 6.4 / 10 (443 votes)

Production

Director: Gordon Parks
Writers: Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black
Studios: Shaft Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Countries: United States of America

Box Office

Budget: $1.1M
Revenue: $12.1M
Profit: $11.0M
Return: 10.8×
Collection: Shaft Collection

Languages

Original: English
Spoken: English