# Shaft in Africa (1973)

> John Shaft takes his streetwise investigative skills across Paris and Africa to infiltrate a ruthless migrant-smuggling racket.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/390

## Facts

- Runtime: 112 min
- Genres: Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Action
- Director: John Guillermin
- Cast: Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee, Neda Arnerić, Debebe Eshetu, Spiros Focás, Jacques Herlin, Jho Jhenkins
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070679/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: stylized, sexy, propulsive, retro action night, blaxploitation double feature

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