Shaft (The Original)

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Theatrical Release Date:

07/02/1971

DVD Release Date:

06/06/2000

Run Time:

98min.

Starring:

Richard Roundtree , Moses Gunn , Gwen Mitchell , Christopher St. John , Charles Cioffi

Director(s):

Gordon Parks

Distributor(s):

Paramount

MPAA Rating:

PG-13

Genre(s):

Action

Plot: Richard Roundtree cuts a startlingly new and powerful heroic figure as John Shaft, "the cat who won't cop out, when there's danger all about" in Gordon Parks' seminal action film, Shaft. Read More

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