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A black private eye finds himself at odds with a powerful racketeer.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Shaft (Motion picture : 1971)
Corporate Authors: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM/UA Entertainment Co
Other Authors: Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006, Roundtree, Richard, 1942-, Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993, Cioffi, Charles, 1935-, St. John, Christopher, 1942-, Hayes, Isaac, Tidyman, Ernest
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: New York : MGM/UA Entertainment Co., [1983?]
Subjects:
Shaft, John (Fictitious character) > Drama.
Blaxploitation films.
Detective and mystery films.
Motion pictures, American.
Feature films.
Description
Summary:A black private eye finds himself at odds with a powerful racketeer.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman.
Videocassette release of the 1971 motion picture.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (98 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS format.
Awards:Academy Award, 1971: Best Music (Song--Original for the Picture) ("Theme from Shaft" from Shaft--music and lyrics by Isaac Hayes)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Urs Furrer ; art director, Emanuel Gerard ; film editor, Hugh A. Robertson ; music, Isaac Hayes.