Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black. It is an adaptation of Tidyman's novel of the same name and is the first entry in the Shaft film series. The plot revolves around a private detective named John Shaft who is hired by a Harlem mobster to rescue his daughter from the Italian mobsters who kidnapped her. The film stars Richard Roundtree as Shaft, alongside Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, and Lawrence Pressman.
Shaft (1971)
Directed by Gordon Parks
Genres - Action-Adventure, Crime, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Blaxploitation Film, Neo-Noir |
Release Date - Jun 25, 1971 |
Run Time - 100 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Movie Info
Official Site
Budget
$1,125,000
Box Office
$24,756,080
Tags
Academy Award, Best Original Song, Black, Blaxploitation, Comics/Heroes, Cult, Film Based On A Novel, From Shaft, Ghetto, Grammy Award, Harlem, Justice, New York City, Police
Attributes
Based On: Shaft
Narrative Location: New York City
Narrative Location: New York City
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Alternate Titles
Detektiv Saft
YU
Kızgın Adam
TR
Korkusuz
TR
Kuroi jagâ
JP
Las noches rojas de Harlem
ES
Les nuits de Harlem
FR
Les nuits rouges de Harlem
CA, FR
Mitt namn är Shaft
SE
Šaft
RS
Shaft
AR, AU, BR, CA, DE, HU, MX, PE, RO, GB, US
Shaft - 1971
BR
Shaft - Bandekrig i Harlem
NO
Shaft - kivikova dekkari
FI
Shaft il detective
IT
Shaft, les nuits de Harlem
FR
Shaft, les nuits rouges de Harlem
FR
Shaft, Mafia em Nova Iorque
PT
Shaft: Detektiv i aktion
DK
Ο μάυρος πάνθηρας
GR
Σαφτ, ο μαύρος πάνθηρ
GR
Шафт
BG, RU
黑豹
TW
黒いジャガー
JP