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Shaft
- Title
- Shaft / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Stirling Silliphant-Roger Lewis production ; screenplay by Ernest Tidyman and John D.F. Black ; produced by Joel Freeman ; directed by Gordon Parks. Shaft's big score! / Metro-Goldwyin-Mayer presents a Stirling Silliphant-Roger Lewis production ; written by Ernest Tidyman ; produced by Roger Lewis and Ernest Tidyman ; directed by Gordon Parks. Shaft in Africa / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Stirling Silliphant-Roger Lewis production ; written by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Roger Lewis ; directed by John Guillermin.
- Publication
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
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- Additional Authors
- Black, John D. F.
- Freeman, Joel
- Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984
- Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006
- Guillermin, John, 1925-2015
- Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996
- Roundtree, Richard, 1942-2023
- Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993
- Cioffi, Charles, 1935-
- St. John, Christopher, 1942-
- Mitchell, Gwenn, 1948-
- Brown, Drew Bundini, 1928-1987
- Mascolo, Joseph, 1929-2016
- Imrie, Kathy
- Taylor, Wally, 1931-2012
- Harris, Julius, 1923-2004
- Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016
- McGee, Vonetta
- Arnerić, Neda, 1953-
- Furrer, Urs
- Robertson, Hugh A.
- Benedict, Max
- Howard, Moe (Film editor)
- Hayes, Isaac
- Pate, Johnny
- Tidyman, Ernest
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Warner Home Video (Firm)
- production company
- distributor
- Description
- 2 videodiscs (317 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in.
- Summary
- Shaft: John Shaft, a private investigator, is hired by a Harlem crime boss to find his kidnapped daughter. During his investigation, Shaft uncovers a Mafia plot to take over a chunk of the Black underworld's uptown territory.
- Shaft's big score!: Private eye John Shaft runs afoul of the underworld as he investigates a friends murder. This is the second film in the Shaft series.
- Shaft in Africa: Detective John Shaft is persuaded by diplomats at the United Nations to track down a slave-trading operation. This is the third film in the Shaft series.
- Uniform Title
- Shaft's big score! (Motion picture)
- Shaft in Africa (Motion picture)
- Alternative Title
- Shaft's big score!
- Shaft in Africa.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Feature films.
- Blaxploitation films.
- Detective and mystery films.
- Fiction films.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Drama.
- Note
- Shaft: Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman; Shaft's big score! and Shaft in Africa based on characters created by Ernest Tidyman.
- "Triple feature"--Container.
- Originally produced as motion pictures in 1971, 1972, and 1973, respectively.
- Special features: cast & crew; "Soul in cinema : filming 'Shaft' on location"; awards; theatrical trailers.
- Credits (note)
- Shaft: Director of photography, Urs Furrer ; film editor, Hugh A. Robertson ; music, Isaac Hayes.
- Shaft's big score!: Director of photography, Urs Furrer ; film editor, Harry Howard ; music, Gordon Parks.
- Shaft in Africa: Director of photography, Marcel Grignon ; film editor, Max Benedict ; music, Johnny Pate.
- Performer (note)
- Shaft: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Drew Bundini Brown.
- Shaft's big score!: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Joseph Mascolo, Kathy Imrie, Wally Taylor, Julius W. Harris, Drew Bundini Brown.
- Shaft in Africa: Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee, Neda Arneric.
- System Details (note)
- DVD, region 1, full screen version; Dolby Digital mono.
- Language (note)
- English or French dialogue with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned.
- Contents
- [disc 1]. Shaft (100 min.) -- [disc 1, reverse side]. Shaft's big score! (105 min.) -- Shaft in Africa (112 min.).
- Call Number
- DVDR 1940 S
- Title
- Shaft / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Stirling Silliphant-Roger Lewis production ; screenplay by Ernest Tidyman and John D.F. Black ; produced by Joel Freeman ; directed by Gordon Parks. Shaft's big score! / Metro-Goldwyin-Mayer presents a Stirling Silliphant-Roger Lewis production ; written by Ernest Tidyman ; produced by Roger Lewis and Ernest Tidyman ; directed by Gordon Parks. Shaft in Africa / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer presents a Stirling Silliphant-Roger Lewis production ; written by Stirling Silliphant ; produced by Roger Lewis ; directed by John Guillermin.
- Imprint
- Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, [2006]
- Type of Content
- two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
- video
- Type of Carrier
- videodisc
- System Details
- DVD, region 1, full screen version; Dolby Digital mono.
- Cast
- Shaft: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Drew Bundini Brown.Shaft's big score!: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Joseph Mascolo, Kathy Imrie, Wally Taylor, Julius W. Harris, Drew Bundini Brown.Shaft in Africa: Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee, Neda Arneric.
- Credits
- Shaft: Director of photography, Urs Furrer ; film editor, Hugh A. Robertson ; music, Isaac Hayes.Shaft's big score!: Director of photography, Urs Furrer ; film editor, Harry Howard ; music, Gordon Parks.Shaft in Africa: Director of photography, Marcel Grignon ; film editor, Max Benedict ; music, Johnny Pate.
- Language
- English or French dialogue with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned.
- Added Author
- Black, John D. F. ScreenwriterFreeman, Joel. ProducerLewis, Roger, 1918-1984. ProducerParks, Gordon, 1912-2006. Director. ComposerGuillermin, John, 1925-2015. DirectorSilliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996. Producer. ScreenwriterRoundtree, Richard, 1942-2023 ActorGunn, Moses, 1929-1993. ActorCioffi, Charles, 1935- ActorSt. John, Christopher, 1942- ActorMitchell, Gwenn, 1948- ActorBrown, Drew Bundini, 1928-1987. ActorMascolo, Joseph, 1929-2016. ActorImrie, Kathy. ActorTaylor, Wally, 1931-2012. ActorHarris, Julius, 1923-2004. ActorFinlay, Frank, 1926-2016, actor.McGee, Vonetta, actor.Arnerić, Neda, 1953- ActorFurrer, Urs. CinematographerRobertson, Hugh A. Editor of moving image workBenedict, Max. Editor of moving image workHoward, Moe (Film editor) Editor of moving image workHayes, Isaac. ComposerPate, Johnny. ComposerMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer.Warner Home Video (Firm)Tidyman, Ernest. Screenwriter. Producerproduction company.distributor.
- Added Title
- Shaft's big score! (Motion picture)Shaft in Africa (Motion picture)Shaft's big score!Shaft in Africa.
- Research Call Number
- DVDR 1940 S