Shaft
1971 · 1h 40m · Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller · United States of America · Rated R (US)
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.
Directed by
Gordon ParksBased on the novel by
Ernest Tidyman6.3Smart score
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