Shaft (1971)

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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.

Released: 1971-06-25
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action
Runtime: 1h 40m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 6.4/10 from 439 votes

Directed by Gordon Parks.

Top cast

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

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Where to watch Shaft

United States: stream on Howdy Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
India: rent on Amazon Video
Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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