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Shaft in Africa

Shaft in Africa

Shaft is stickin' it...all the way.

19736.11h 52m

Overview

Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

Directed by John Guillermin
Written by Stirling Silliphant, Ernest Tidyman, Horace B. Jenkins
Produced by Roger H. Lewis, Kirk Kerkorian, Stirling Silliphant
Box OfficeBudget: $2.1MRevenue: $1.5M

Top Cast

Richard Roundtree

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Vincent Amafi

Vonetta McGee

Vonetta McGee

Aleme

Neda Arnerić

Neda Arnerić

Jazar

Debebe Eshetu

Debebe Eshetu

Wassa

Spiros Focás

Spiros Focás

Marco Sassari

Jacques Herlin

Jacques Herlin

Perreau

J

Jho Jhenkins

Ziba

Willie Jonah

Willie Jonah

Oyo

A

Adolfo Lastretti

Piro

Themes & Keywords

paris, francelanguage courseafricaillegal immigrationhuman traffickingethiopiacircumcisionblaxploitation cinema

About Shaft in Africa

Shaft in Africa is a action, adventure, crime, drama film released in 1973 exploring themes of paris, france, language course, africa, illegal immigration, human trafficking, ethiopia. Directed by John Guillermin, it stars Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee. Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.

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