Shaft

1971
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1h 40m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

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Watch the trailer for Shaft, starring Richard Roundtree.

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Action Crime Thriller

A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.A crime lord hires black private eye, John Shaft, to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

22K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 6 wins & 6 nominations total

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Trailer 3:10

Shaft: Trailer

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Blaxploitation Movies & Black Power in the 1970s

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A Salute to Black Directors

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Trivia
Isaac Hayes was the first African-American to win the Academy Award for Best Song. In fact, he was also the first African-American to win an Oscar for a non-acting category.

Goofs
When Shaft pushes one of Bumpy's goons into his office, the sound of glass breaking is heard, but the glass window in the office door is clearly undamaged until a short time later.

Quotes
John Shaft: Don't let your mouth get your ass in trouble.

Alternate versions
CBS edited 28 minutes from this film for its 1975 network television premiere.

Connections
Featured in Soul in Cinema: Filming Shaft on Location (1971)

Soundtracks
Theme from Shaft
(uncredited)
Music by Isaac Hayes
Lyrics by Isaac Hayes
Performed by Isaac Hayes

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Featured review

8/10

Watch as a double feature with "Coffy."

Shaft is the man! This is a great blaxploitation film with good acting and lots of action. A private investigator is hired by a black gangster to find his daughter who was kidnapped by Italian gangsters. The first half of the film is Shaft getting shot at and trying to figure out why, and the second half is him rescuing the girl. Lots of people get shot, and even Shaft, but he pulls through and is the hero. A very good film.