Movie
Shaft in Africa
1973R1h 52m6.1 / 10
Shaft is stickin' it...all the way.
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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Synopsis
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
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Cast
Richard RoundtreeJohn Shaft
Frank FinlayVincent Amafi
Vonetta McGeeAleme
Neda ArnerićJazar
Debebe EshetuWassa
Spiros FocásMarco Sassari
Jacques HerlinPerreauJho JhenkinsZiba
Credits
- Directed by
- John Guillermin
- Written by
- Stirling Silliphant
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Shaft Collection
- Budget
- $2.1M
- Box office
- $1.5M
Production
- Shaft ProductionsUnited States
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerUnited States
Themes
africablaxploitation cinemacircumcisionethiopiahuman traffickingillegal immigrationlanguage courseparis, france
