starring
Richard Roundtree Moses Gunn
Charles Cioffi
The film that introduced tough black private eye John Shaft. Harlem racketeer Bumpy Jonas wants Shaft to find his daughter, whom he believes kidnapped by a gang led by an old friend of Shaft. But Shaft is also being pressed by police lieutenant Androzzi to investigate Jonas's activities.
Screenplay by ERNEST TIDYMAN and JOHN D. F. BLACK based on the novel by ERNEST TIDYMAN Produced by JOEL FREEMAN Directed by CORDON PARKS Films: page 13