Directed by:
Gordon ParksCinematography:
Urs FurrerCast:
Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Lawrence Pressman, Victor Arnold, Dominic Barto, Tony King, Gordon Parks (more)Plots(1)
Follows the investigations of legendary, black private detective - one baaaad muthuh - Shaft! Donned in a turtleneck and leather jacket, he's not only an undercover hero, Shaft's also a lean, mean, sex machine, for all to admire. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
Cast
![Richard Roundtree](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271750_717a15.jpg)
Richard Roundtree
USA
Best movies:
Se7en (1995)
Roots (1977) (series)
Man Friday (1975)
![Moses Gunn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280531_664475.jpg)
Moses Gunn
USA
Best movies:
The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Roots (1977) (series)
Ragtime (1981)
![Charles Cioffi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/471/471130_ca316b.jpg)
Charles Cioffi
USA
Best movies:
The X-Files – File 9: Redux (1997) (video compilation)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Missing (1982)
Christopher St. John
Best movies:
Shaft (1971)
![Gwenn Mitchell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/534/162534989_63d203.jpg)
Gwenn Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
Shaft (1971)
![Lawrence Pressman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268842_fc962c.jpg)
Lawrence Pressman
USA
Best movies:
The Winds of War (1983) (series)
Kojak: The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973) (TV movie)
Ally McBeal (1997) (series)
Victor Arnold
USA
Best movies:
...And Justice for All (1979)
Two Family House (2000)
The Incident (1967)
![Dominic Barto](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/386/386733_03d198.jpg)
Dominic Barto
USA
Best movies:
Man of the East (1972)
Rocky IV (1985)
They Call Me Trinity (1970)
![Tony King](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/999/165999448_61397d.jpg)
Tony King
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather (1972)
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980) (TV movie)
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
Gordon Parks
USA
Best movies:
Shaft (1971)
Shaft: The Return (2000)
Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
![Antonio Fargas](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280527_e0f84d.jpg)
Antonio Fargas
USA
Best movies:
The Gambler (1974)
Florida Straits (1987) (TV movie)
Conrack (1974)
![Edmund Hashim](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/983/160983289_032c62.jpg)
Edmund Hashim
Best movies:
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Fury of the Dragon (1976) - a.f.
The Helen Morgan Story (1957)
![Alan Weeks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/073/162073686_55d5a7.jpg)
Alan Weeks
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Truck Turner (1974)
Black Belt Jones (1974)
![Eddie Barth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/201/162201258_39c414.jpg)
Eddie Barth
USA
Best movies:
Fame (1980)
Rover Dangerfield (1991)
Bananas (1971)
![Rex Robbins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/534/162534981_b6b761.jpg)
Rex Robbins
USA
Best movies:
1776 (1972)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987)
Arnold Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Rocky (1976)
American Hot Wax (1978)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
![Tommy Lane](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/535/162535020_2afc18.jpg)
Tommy Lane
USA
Best movies:
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Pilot (1980)
Ganja & Hess (1973)
Ed Bernard
USA
Best movies:
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Across 110th Street (1972)
The Hot Rock (1972)
Joseph Leon
USA
Best movies:
Sophie's Choice (1982)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Brewster's Millions (1985)
Shimen Ruskin
Russian Empire
Best movies:
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Love and Death (1975)
Citizen Kane (1941)