Shaft (1971)

Starring:

• Richard Roundtree
• Moses Gunn
• Christopher St. John
• Gwenn Mitchell
• Charles Cioffi
• Sherri Brewer
• Lawrence Pressman
• Victor Arnold
• Camille Yarbrough
• Tommy Lane
• Antonio Fargas
• Tony King
• Alan Weeks

Storyline
John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is the ultimate in suave black detectives. He first finds himself up against Bumpy (Moses Gunn), the leader of the black crime mob, then against black nationals, and finally working with both against the white mafia who are trying to blackmail Bumpy by kidnapping his daughter.