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Shaft in Africa
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Shaft in Africa

Jun 20, 1973
1h 52m
★ 6.1

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

Overview

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

Genres

Action
Adventure
Crime
Drama

Production Companies

Shaft Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Cast

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft

Richard Roundtree

Frank Finlay

Vincent Amafi

Frank Finlay

Vonetta McGee

Aleme

Vonetta McGee

Neda Arnerić

Jazar

Neda Arnerić

Debebe Eshetu

Wassa

Debebe Eshetu

Spiros Focás

Marco Sassari

Spiros Focás

Jacques Herlin

Perreau

Jacques Herlin

Jho Jhenkins

Ziba

Jho Jhenkins

Willie Jonah

Oyo

Willie Jonah

Adolfo Lastretti

Piro

Adolfo Lastretti

Marne Maitland

Col. Gonder

Marne Maitland

Frank McRae

Osiat

Frank McRae

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