Shaft
“The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.”
1971 · 1 h 40 min
Gordon ParksCast
Richard Roundtree 
Moses Gunn 
Charles Cioffi Christopher St. John Gwenn Mitchell 
Lawrence Pressman
Credits
Written by: 
Ernest Tidyman
Plot
A tough, cool Black private detective in Harlem, John Shaft, is hired by a gangster to find his kidnapped daughter and is caught between the mob and Black militants, with Isaac Hayes' Oscar-winning theme.
Sinekatalog’s take
A cool, influential blaxploitation landmark with an iconic soundtrack.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (23,370 votes)
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