# Shaft (1971)

> A swaggering Harlem private eye is pulled into a dangerous kidnapping conspiracy linking rival Black factions and the White Mafia.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/382

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama, Action
- Director: Gordon Parks
- Cast: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Lawrence Pressman, Victor Arnold, Sherri Brewer
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067741/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: swaggering, gritty, biting, late night crime double feature, 1970s cinema marathon

## Synopsis

A suave detective navigates the gritty underbelly of New York City to rescue a kidnapped girl.

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- [Shaft (2019)](https://ember.film/movie/248544)
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- [Dolemite (1975)](https://ember.film/movie/11609)
- [The Seven-Ups (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/20140)
- [The French Connection (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/835)
- [Shaft in Africa (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/390)
- [Coffy (1973)](https://ember.film/movie/13201)
- [Action Jackson (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/5230)
- [The Human Tornado (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/20157)

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