Palm Theatre

(1971)

Directed by: Gordon Parks

Starring:
Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH R.A.C.E MATTERS SLO

During the rise of the Black Power movement, visionary director Gordon Parks created a groundbreaking blockbuster that marked the beginning of the blaxploitation era. Shaft introduced audiences to a bold new kind of action hero in John Shaft, played by Richard Roundtree in a defining performance. Shaft, a sharp and street-smart private detective in New York City, is as fierce with criminals as he is charming with his lovers. When a Harlem mob boss enlists his help to rescue his kidnapped daughter from Italian gangsters, Shaft is thrust into a high-stakes clash between uptown and downtown factions.

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