Shaft
Gordon Parks, 1971
A private detective is hired by a Harlem crime boss to find his kidnapped daughter. Isaac Hayes' theme became as famous as the film.
Winner of the Academy Award for Best Original Song
- Year
- 1971
- Type
- Feature
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Running time
- 1 h 40 min
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Awards
- Academy AwardsBest Original Song1972
- National Film RegistrySelected for preservation2000
Cast and crew
- Director
- Gordon Parks
- Writer
- Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black
- Producer
- Joel Freeman, Roger H. Lewis, David Golden
- Cinematography
- Urs Furrer
- Editor
- Hugh A. Robertson
- Music
- Isaac Hayes, J.J. Johnson
- Richard Roundtree
- Moses Gunn
- Charles CioffiVic Androzzi
- Christopher St. JohnBen Buford
- Gwenn MitchellEllie Moore
- Lawrence PressmanSergeant Tom Hannon
- Victor ArnoldCharlie
- Sherri BrewerMarcy
- Rex RobbinsRollie
- Camille YarbroughDina Greene
- Margaret WarnckeLinda
- Joseph LeonByron Leibowitz
