As stylish as it is gritty, Shaft delivers a hard-hitting detective yarn fueled by director Gordon Parks' atmospheric depiction of New York and Richard Roundtree's commanding lead performance.
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Shaft
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Movie Info
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Director -
Gordon Parks -
Producer -
Joel Freeman -
Screenwriter -
Ernest Tidyman , Ernest Tidyman , John D. F. Black -
Distributor -
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -
Production Co -
Metro Goldwyn Mayer , Shaft Productions Ltd. -
Rating -
R -
Genre -
Crime , Drama , Action , Mystery & Thriller -
Original Language -
English -
Release Date (Theaters) -
Jul 2, 1971, Wide -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Jan 1, 2008 -
Runtime -
1h 40m -
Aspect Ratio -
Flat (1.85:1)
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