Where to watch Shaft in the United States
Shaft (1971) is available on Kanopy with a participating library card. Also available to stream on Howdy Amazon Channel.
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You can watch Shaft (1971) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.
Smoldering funk and street-level swagger define this razor-sharp portrait of Harlem. This private eye navigates a dangerous underworld with a lethal blend of charisma and unyielding grit.
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Director
Gordon Parks
Cast
Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Lawrence Pressman, Victor Arnold, Sherri Brewer, Rex Robbins, Camille Yarbrough
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Shaft
You can watch Shaft (1971) on Kanopy with a participating library card, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
IMDb
6.4/10
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88%
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Director
Gordon Parks
Cast
Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Lawrence Pressman, Victor Arnold, Sherri Brewer, Rex Robbins, Camille Yarbrough
6 options ranked by value · 🇺🇸 United States
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