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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
  • Shaft, John (Fictitious character) > Drama
  • Shaft, John (Fictitious character)
  • African American private investigators > Drama
  • African American private investigators
  • Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Drama
  • New York (State) > New York > Harlem
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. Screenwriter
Freeman, Joel. Producer
Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984. Producer
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006. Director. Composer
Guillermin, John, 1925-2015. Director
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996. Producer. Screenwriter
Roundtree, Richard, 1942-2023 Actor
Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993. Actor
Cioffi, Charles, 1935- Actor
St. John, Christopher, 1942- Actor
Mitchell, Gwenn, 1948- Actor
Brown, Drew Bundini, 1928-1987. Actor
Mascolo, Joseph, 1929-2016. Actor
Imrie, Kathy. Actor
Taylor, Wally, 1931-2012. Actor
Harris, Julius, 1923-2004. Actor
Finlay, Frank, 1926-2016, actor.
McGee, Vonetta, actor.
Arnerić, Neda, 1953- Actor
Furrer, Urs. Cinematographer
Robertson, Hugh A. Editor of moving image work
Benedict, Max. Editor of moving image work
Howard, Moe (Film editor) Editor of moving image work
Hayes, Isaac. Composer
Pate, Johnny. Composer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Warner Home Video (Firm)
Tidyman, Ernest. Screenwriter. Producer
production 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
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