Shaft in Africa
Shaft is stickin' it...all the way.
R 1973 · 112 min · ★ 6.1 · Adventure, Crime, Thriller, Action
Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring.
Directed by John Guillermin · Written by Stirling Silliphant
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Richard Roundtree John Shaft -
Frank Finlay Vincent Amafi -
Vonetta McGee Aleme -
Neda Arnerić Jazar -
Debebe Eshetu Wassa -
Spiros Focás Marco Sassari -
Jacques Herlin Perreau - J Jho Jhenkins Ziba
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Willie Jonah Oyo - A Adolfo Lastretti Piro
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Marne Maitland Col. Gonder -
Frank McRae Osiat
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