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Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Language
Budget$1,125,000
Revenue $12,121,618
English
Budget$1,125,000
Revenue $12,121,618
Keywords
daughter
new york city
police
ghetto
blaxploitation cinema
biting
aggressive
suspenseful
tense
assertive
Casts

Richard Roundtree
John Shaft

Moses Gunn
Bumpy Jonas

Charles Cioffi
Vic Androzzi

Christopher St. John
Ben Buford

Gwenn Mitchell
Ellie Moore

Lawrence Pressman
Sergeant Tom Hannon

Victor Arnold
Charlie

Sherri Brewer
Marcy
Rex Robbins
Rollie

Camille Yarbrough
Dina Greene
Margaret Warncke
Linda

Joseph Leon
Byron Leibowitz

Arnold Johnson
Cul

Dominic Barto
Patsy
George Strus
Carmen

Edmund Hashim
Lee

Drew Bundini Brown
Willy

Tommy Lane
Leroy
Al Kirk
Sims

Shimen Ruskin
Dr. Sam

Antonio Fargas
Bunky

Gertrude Jeannette
Old Lady
Lee Steele
Blind Vendor

Damu King
Mal
Donny Burks
Remmy
Tony King
Davies
Benjamin R. Rixson
Bey Newfield
Ricardo Brown
Tully

Alan Weeks
Gus
Glenn Johnson
Char
Dennis Tate
Dotts

Adam Wade
Brother #1
James Hainesworth
Brother #2
Clee Burtonya
Sonny

Ed Bernard
Peerce

Eddie Barth
Tony
Joe Pronto
Dom
Robin Nolan
Waitress
Ron Tannas
Billy
Betty Bresler
Mrs. Androzzi
Gonzalo Madurga
Counterman
Paul Nevens
Elevator Man
Jon Richards
Elevator Starter
Crews
Joel Freeman
Producer
David Golden
Producer
Judith Lamb
Casting
Urs Furrer
Director of Photography
Roger H. Lewis
Producer

Ernest Tidyman
Executive Producer

Ernest Tidyman
Screenplay
J.J. Johnson
Original Music Composer

Hugh A. Robertson
Editor

Ernest Tidyman
Novel

Stirling Silliphant
Executive Producer
John D.F. Black
Screenplay
Emanuel Gerard
Art Direction

Gordon Parks
Director

Isaac Hayes
Original Music Composer
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration

Tommy Lane
Stunts

Bob Herron
Stunts
George Strus
Stunts
Joe Pronto
Stunts
Louis Gerolomi
Gaffer
Martin Bell
Makeup Artist
Backdrops & Posters

















