Shaft
Badass, stylish, street-smart — That’s John Shaft (Richard Roundtree). Set to the landmark groove of Isaac Hayes’s soul sound, Shaft hunts for the kidnapped daughter of a Harlem mobster in the gritty 1970s New York City streets.
Director: Gordon Parks
Year: 1971
Genre: Blaxploitation
Type: Feature
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=636Y3K5Ksz4
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