Shaft in Africa

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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