Shaft

"The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here."

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Ratings & Reviews

6.4/10

400 votes

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Average

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

📋

Nomination

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Original Dramatic Score

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.1M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$12.1M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$11.0M

ROI: +977%

Budget Recovery1077% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.1M|Revenue: $12.1M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

34.3K

Daily Avg

571

7-Day Trend

-7%

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Wikipedia

Based On

Shaft

literary work

Story Setting

Set In

New York City

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

Shaft's Big Score

1972

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Urs Furrer

Film Editing

Hugh A. Robertson

Music / Score

Isaac Hayes

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Distributors

NetflixMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Shaft

Available in 65 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	YouTube TV, TCM	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	—	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia	HBO Max	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

Germany16

JapanR18+

Brazil14

Ireland15

Sweden15

Production

Director

Gordon Parks

Writers

Ernest Tidyman, Ernest Tidyman, John D.F. Black

Production Companies

Shaft ProductionsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft

Moses Gunn

Bumpy Jonas

Charles Cioffi

Vic Androzzi

Christopher St. John

Ben Buford

Gwenn Mitchell

Ellie Moore

Lawrence Pressman

Sergeant Tom Hannon

Victor Arnold

Charlie

Sherri Brewer

Marcy

Rex Robbins

Rollie

Camille Yarbrough

Dina Greene

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Margaret Warncke

Linda

Joseph Leon

Byron Leibowitz

Tags & Keywords

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