Shaft (1971)

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The mob wants Harlem back. But they're gonna get Shaft. Richard Roundtree stars as New York City private detective John Shaft. He's cool, tough and won't back down to anybody. But when the New York Mafia wants to take over the Harlem drug trade, they kidnap local crime lord Bumpy Jonas' (Moses Gunn) daughter. Now in the middle of a war between mobsters that's ready to ignite a racial tinderbox, Jonas hires the one man tough enough to get his daughter back--John Shaft.
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Shaft 2-Film Collection
Comedy
Includes two Shaft films: Shaft (2019): John Shaft Jr., a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family's help to uncover the truth behind his best friend's untimely death. Shaft (1971): Gordon Parks' film features Isaac Hayes' classic theme song and Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, a streetwise detective hired to find a Harlem mobster's beautiful kidnapped daughter.

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Rotten Tomatoes® score
88%
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Audio language
English [Stereo]
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English [CC]
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Run time
100 minutes
Rating
R
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