Shaft
Year Released
1971
Genre
Action
Production
Shaft Productions Ltd.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Director
Gordon Parks
Overview
Detective John Shaft is caught in the middle of a mob war when he is hired by a Harlem mobster to rescue his daughter, who has been abducted by the Italian mob.
Credits
Producer
Joel FreedmanRoger Lewis
Director
Gordon Parks
Screenplay
Ernest TidymanJohn D. F. Black
Photography
Urs Furrer
Editor
Hugh A. Robertson
Musician
Isaac Hayes
Actor
Richard RoundtreeMoses GunnCharles CioffiChristopher St. JohnGwenn MitchellLawrence PressmanVictor ArnoldSherri BrewerRex RobbinsCamille Yarbrough
Production
Shaft Productions Ltd.Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Distribution
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Technical Specs
Year Released
1971
Genre
Action
Color
Color
Aspect Ratio
1.85:1
Running Time
01:38
About the Filmography
The selected filmography for the years 1897–1971 includes works featured in the exhibition and others that are considered historically, socially, or politically relevant. Hollywood productions are generally excluded; the focus is instead on independent films, particularly the work of Black filmmakers. Black Academy Award nominees and winners are noted. This filmography was compiled using the AFI Catalog of Feature Films and various filmographies, including those by Klotman, Richards, and Hyatt. Primary production materials and contemporaneous film reviews were also consulted. Complete credits for many of the films are unavailable. All films are US productions unless otherwise noted, and distribution credits refer to the original distributors.