| Description |
2 videodiscs (317 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, full screen version; Dolby Digital mono. |
| Cast |
Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Vonetta McGee. |
| Credits |
Shaft: Director of photography, Urs Furrer ; film editor, Hugh A. Robertson ; music, Isaac Hayes. |
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Shaft's big score!: Director of photography, Urs Furrer ; film editor, Harry Howard ; music, Gordon Parks. |
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Shaft in Africa: Director of photography, Marcel Grignon ; film editor, Max Benedict ; music, Johnny Pate. |
| Note |
Shaft: Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman. |
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"Triple feature"--Container. |
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Originally produced as motion pictures in 1971, 1972, and 1973, respectively. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating; R. |
| 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 chunck of the Black underworld's uptown territory. |
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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. |
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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. |
| Contents |
[disc 1]. Shaft (100 min.) -- [disc 1, reverse side]. Shaft's big score! (105 min.) -- Shaft in Africa (112 min.). |
| Note |
Special features: cast & crew; "Soul in cinema: filming 'Shaft' on location"; awards; theatrical trailers. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Language |
English or French dialogue with optional subtitles in English or French; closed-captioned. |
| Subject |
Shaft, John (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
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African American private investigators -- Drama.
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Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama.
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Film sequels.
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African American private investigators. (OCoLC)fst01764196
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Film sequels. (OCoLC)fst01715955
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Shaft, John (Fictitious character) (OCoLC)fst01115060
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New York (State) -- New York -- Harlem.
(OCoLC)fst01312318
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| Genre/Form |
Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films.
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Blaxploitation films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Fiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Tidyman, Ernest. Screenwriter.
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Black, John D. F. Screenwriter.
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Freeman, Joel.
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Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984.
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Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006. Director.
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Guillermin, John, 1925-2015. Director.
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Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996. Screenwriter.
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Roundtree, Richard, 1942-2023. Actor.
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Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993.
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McGee, Vonetta.
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Hayes, Isaac.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Warner Home Video (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Shaft's big score! (Motion picture)
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Shaft in Africa (Motion picture)
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Shaft's big score!
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Shaft in Africa.
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| ISBN |
1419823418 |
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9781419823411 |
| Standard No. |
012569678408 |
| Music No. |
67840 Warner Home Video |
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