Shaft
- Director: Gordon Parks
- Writer: Ernest Tidyman
- Producer: Joel Freeman; David Golden
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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.
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Cast & Characters
Richard Roundtree as John Shaft;
Moses Gunn as Bumpy Jonas;
Charles Cioffi as Vic Androzzi;
Christopher St. John as Ben Buford;
Gwenn Mitchell as Ellie Moore;
Lawrence Pressman as Sergeant Tom Hannon;
Victor Arnold as Charlie;
Sherri Brewer as Marcy;
Rex Robbins as Rollie;
Camille Yarbrough as Dina Greene;
Margaret Warncke as Linda;
Joseph Leon as Byron Leibowitz;
Arnold Johnson as Cul;
Dominic Barto as Patsy;
George Strus as Carmen