1971 · 1h 40m · Movie
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.
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In theaters: June 25, 1971
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1971 Hit, Ranked Among 'Greatest Action Movies of All Time,' Saved a California Studio From Bankruptcy
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Richard Roundtree’s ‘Shaft’ Was a One-of-a-Kind Film Hero
Collider · Nov 2, 2023
Opinion: After ‘Shaft,’ Black Americans in film were never portrayed the same way
CNN · Oct 28, 2023
Richard Roundtree: how Shaft’s ‘first Black action hero’ changed culture for ever
The Guardian · Oct 26, 2023
Commentary: Baltimore saw “Shaft” before almost anyplace else
The Baltimore Banner · Oct 25, 2023
‘Shaft’ Helped Create the Archetype Black Action Hero of the 1970s
PopMatters · Jul 12, 2022
