Shaft is a movie directed by Gordon Parks in 1971 and based on the book of the same name by Ernest Tidyman, first published in 1970. The movie features Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Gwenn Mitchell, Christopher St. John, Victor Arnold, and others.
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Storyline
In January 1971, John Shaft, a private detective, is informed that some gangsters are looking for him. During a short fight, Shaft dodges one of them who goes out the window, while the other surrenders and reveals to him that Bumpy Jonas, the leader of a Harlem-based organized crime family, wants Shaft brought uptown to Harlem for a meeting.
Movie vs Book
Year
1971
Minutes
100
Movie Rate
6.60
Source: IMDb
Year
1970
Pages
242
Book Rate
6.90
S: Goodreads
Book
Shaft
Author: Ernest Tidyman
Country: USA
First published in: 1970
Length: 242 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Shaft
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by John Singleton
Movie by Tim Story
User polls & recommendations
“As an author, it's a strange process to watch your novel turned into a movie. It's tremendously exciting but somewhat voyeuristic.”
MARCUS SAKEY (Writer)
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