Shaft [Blu-ray]

Overview

In this action film, black private detective John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is contracted to rescue the abducted daughter of powerful Harlem gangster Bumpy Jonas (Moses Gunn).

Product Details

Release Date:	08/14/2012
UPC:	0883929241828
Original Release:	1971
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:40:00
Sales rank:	25,202

Special Features

Behind-the-Scenes Documentary: Soul In Cinema: Filming Shaft on location; ; Shaft: The Killing (1973 TV Episode); 3 Theatrical Trailers

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Richard Roundtree	John Shaft
Moses Gunn	Bumpy Jonas
Christopher St. John	Ben Buford
Gwenn Mitchell	Ellie Moore,Ellie
Charles Cioffi	Vic Androzzi
Antonio Fargas	Bunky
Lawrence Pressman	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,Actor,Composer
Dominic Barto	Patsy
George Strus	Actor
Edmund Hashim	Lee
Drew Bundini Brown	Willy,Actor
Tommy Lane	Leroy
Al Kirk	Sims
Shimen Ruskin	Dr. Sam
Gertrude Jeannette	Actor
Lee Steele	Blind Vendor
Damu King	Mal,Davies
Donny Burks	Remmy
Benjamin R. Rixson	Actor
Alan Weeks	Gus
Dennis Tate	Dotts
Adam Wade	Actor
James Hainesworth	Actor
Clee Burtonya	Actor
Ed Bernard	Peerce
Ed Barth	Actor,Tony
Joe Pronto	Actor
Robin Nolan	Waitress
Ron Tannas	Actor
Betty Bresler	Actor
Jon Richards	Elevator Starter
Paul Nevens	Actor
Gonzalo Madurga	Actor
Isaac Hayes	Composer

Technical Credits

Ernest Tidyman

John D.F. Black

Gordon Parks	Director
Ernest Tidyman	Screenwriter
John D.F. Black	Screenwriter
Joel Freeman	Producer
Judith Lamb	Casting
Stirling Silliphant	Executive Producer
Roger Lewis	Producer
David Golden	Producer
Lee Bost	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

"Who's the black private dick who's a sex machine to all the chicks?" asks Isaac Hayes in his chart-topping theme song to this early "blaxploitation" classic. That's easy: We're talkin' 'bout Shaft -- John Shaft, an ultracool P.I. who brought the archetypal hard-boiled detective to the ghetto and transformed him into a baaaad dude, 1971-style. In the screenplay adapted by Ernest Tidyman from his own novel, Shaft (Richard Roundtree in a star-making turn) undertakes his toughest case: rescuing the kidnapped daughter of Harlem crime boss Moses Gunn in an attempt to stave off full-scale gang warfare. His unlikely allies include white cop Charles Cioffi and black militant Christopher St. John. Exhilarating, blood-soaked action sequences staged by director Gordon Parks, along with Roundtree's memorable characterization of this hip new hero, made Shaft the year's sleeper hit and brought blaxploitation into the mainstream. Three decades later, it still stands head and shoulders above most other films in the genre.