Overview
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
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Crew
DirectorGordon Parks
WriterErnest Tidyman, John D.F. Black
Cast
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
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Keywords
daughternew york citypoliceghettoblaxploitation cinemabitingaggressivesuspensefultenseassertive
Details
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$12M
TMDb Votes
410
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 3, 2026