Shaft in africa, movie, 1973 internet movie cars database. He belongs because, like them, he keeps no regular. With richard roundtree, frank finlay, vonetta mcgee, neda arneric. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Shaft in africa 1973 yo this momma is one hot cat, is this a racist film. An additional sequel, and part remake, was released in 2000, also called shaft, starring samuel l. Roundtree also played shaft in a shortlived cbs tv series. Richard roundtree returns as the indomitable shaft, who poses as a slave, unmasks the leaders of an africatoeurope slavery cartel and, for good measure, mixes his business with amorous pleasure. Shaft in africa is the second sequel in the series. Shaft in africa 1973 full movie free watch online with english subtitles.
Then in 2000, the actor returned for a cameo in the shaft reboot, which was directed by john singleton and starred samuel l. Shaft in africa 1973 john shaft richard roundtree is persuaded by threats of physical force, the promise of money, and the lure of a pretty tutor, to assume the identity of a nativespeaking itinerant worker in africa. Shaft in africa usa 1973 shaft productions mgm, directed by john guillermin movie. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 23 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 casting by 2 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 1 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 2. October 9, 1973 february 19, 1974 nicholas colasanto, harry harris, john llewellyn moxey, alexander singer, lawrence dobkin, lee philips and allen reisner allan balter, ken kolb, ellis marcus, ernest tidyman and william read woodfield. In the third and last in the original shaft 1971 series of actionpacked blaxploitation pictures, private eye john shaft richard roundtree travels to the motherland, where he breaks up a modern slavery ring. Shaft in africa is the soundtrack produced by johnny pate for the film shaft in africa and distributed for abc records in 1973. Shaft in africa arrives ready for actionadventure reassessment thanks to this eyepopping, pristine 1080p hd presentation that serves up shafts intercontinental sensation as never before. Often its violence is excessive, but the films pace is always slick and roundtree plays convincingly the cool and sexy hero. Shaft in africa 1973 this second sequel to mgms shaft 1971 brings back star richard roundtree without the backup of director gordon parks or screenwriter ernest tidyman author of the 1970 source novel and writer on both the original film and its first sequel, shafts big score 1972.
Overview of shaft in africa, 1973, directed by john guillermin, with richard roundtree, frank finlay, vonetta mcgee, at turner classic movies. Mgm quickly sold the property to television, but the television series was cancelled after just seven episodes. John shaft richard roundtree gets drugged by a fella in a dashiki. Gordon parkss shaft gave us the first really convincing black private eye. Roundtree starred in all of these, and reprised his role for a cameo in. Shaft in africa takes detective john shaft to ethiopia for some fastpaced exploits as he tracks down the leader of a slave trade gang in much the best of the. Shaft initially had two sequels called shafts big score. The film spawned two sequels, shafts big score in 1972 and shaft in africa in 1973. Shaft in africa takes detective john shaft to ethiopia for some fastpaced exploits as he tracks down the leader of a slave trade gang in much the best of the shaft pictures. Shaft in africa 1973 nude scenes richard roundtree as john shaft.
African and arab states impose an oil embargo on south africa. Shaft in africa 1973 when private investigator and man of action john shaft richard roundtree is hired to disrupt a slavery ring, he must travel to africa and infiltrate the criminal operation. There is no more isaac hayes theme song, but four topss great song will make you forget that. Shaft uses the following firearms during the course of the film.
The congas, percussions and heavy breaks reminds me of michael viners incredible bongo band. New york city police detective john shaft nephew of the original 1970s detective goes on a personal mission to make sure the son of a real estate tycoon is brought to justice after a raciallymotivated murder. Michael lapsley, an anglican priest, arrives in south africa. Movies about private detectives have always been among my favorites t hey seem to be better than most other formula movies and john shaft, as played by richard roundtree, belongs in the honorable tradition of philip marlowe, sam spade, lew archer, and company. The bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Lwaflmoyt shaft in africa 1973 lwaflmoyt with mike spiegelman. This movie was made in 1973, so it is 28 years old. Shaft in africa 1973 john guillermin related allmovie. Cognizant of the diminishing vogue for blaxploitation films, shaft in africa 1973 hews closer to the. Richard roundtree discusses shaft at virginia film festival duration. Find similar and related movies for shaft in africa 1973 john guillermin on allmovie. The shaft film series, is composed of neonoir actioncrime movies centered on three africanamerican police detectives john shaft, his son john shaft ii, and grandson john shaft iii.
Neda arneric, vonetta mcgee, frank finlay, richard roundtree. Alemes father hires shaft to uncover a massive slavering, directed from france and sets out to africa, but the baad guys got spies, of coures try to kill him. Shaft in africa original trailer turner classic movies. Discover what genre shaft in africa, 1973, directed by john guillermin, with richard roundtree, frank finlay, vonetta mcgee, belongs at turner classic movies. Since the character is now removed form the confines of new york city, the films scenic, faraway locations really add a new sense of adventure to the series. The original shaft was followed by two sequels, shafts big score. In 1973s shaft in africa, new yorks baddest brother man does indeed go to the motherland, but he also goes to france too proving that hes quite the harlem globetrotter in this third and final instalment in the original trilogy of films. Turner classic movies presents the greatest motion pictures of all time from one of the largest film libraries in the world. John shaft is persuaded by threats of physical force, the promise of money, and the lure of a pretty tutor, to assume the identity of a nativespeaking itinerant worker in africa. Shaft in africa 1973 michael ds region 4 dvd info page.
Shaft in africa 1973 stream and watch online moviefone. Lets examine the evidence where the black hero dude is a funky sex machine notice how the soundtrack sounds exactly like porno muzak. The first three films are characterized by their blaxploitation characteristics, while the fourth installment is a crime thriller. The result is an international flavored action film that is way, way better than most of the 007 movies of the decade. Jan 25, 2020 the last and final shaft film where john shaft goes to africa is hired to disrupt a slavery ring once again is this the last time we will see shaft once more see more ideas about richard roundtree, africa and film.
Shafts previous adventure, shafts big score, ended with a james bond style high speed chase scene involving cars, a speedboat and a helicopter, with lots of shooting and explosions. After the selfindulgent shafts big score, this film goes for adventure, and is a lot more fun as a result. With a larger budget than either of the previous films, not only is the action of shaft in africa sharper. Released 1973, shaft in africa stars richard roundtree, frank finlay, vonetta mcgee, neda arneric the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. His job is to help break a racket that is smuggling immigrants into europe then exploiting them. Find video, photos, forums, blogs and shop for some of. Shaft in africa 1973 cast and crew when private investigator and man of action john shaft richard roundtree is hired to disrupt a slavery ring, he must travel to africa and infiltrate the. Shaft in africa is a 1973 film directed by john guillermin, and is the third film of the shaft series, starring richard roundtree as john shaft. Shaft itself spawned two sequels, shafts big score 1972 and shaft in africa 1973, as well as a shortlived tv series. The official trailer of shaft in africa 1973, the last film of the shaft trilogy. Aleme has fallen in love with shaft and follows him to africa. Shaft is hired by a diplomat, emir ramila, to infiltrate the criminal empire of the evil vincent amafi frank finlay, who is kidnapping poor africans and shipping them to europe. Shaft gets to romance vonetta mcgee blacula, whose brother was the one that got killed in the opening, and takes off for africa to show everybody whos the man. Private investigator john shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young africans are lured to paris to do chaingang work.
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