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 native-speaking itinerant worker in Africa. His job is to help break a racket that is smuggling immigrants into Europe then exploiting them. But the villains have heard that he is on his way.... (Full plot summary below)
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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 native-speaking itinerant worker in Africa. His job is to help break a racket that is smuggling immigrants into Europe then exploiting them. But the villains have heard that he is on his way.
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| FilmFestivals.comMoira SullivanSlow action film with Roundtree misplaced, overdone, overshown. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzFollows along the lines of a James Bond thriller. |
| User ReviewMichael KJohn Shaft (Richard Roundtree) goes undercover in Africa to put a stop to a modern-day slave trade. This is Richard Roundtree's last theatrical appearance as Shaft until the 2000 version where Samuel L. Jackson takes the lead role. Also stars Vonetta McGee and Frank Finlay. |
| User ReviewMichaelMakes up for the not so great 2nd shaft!!! |
| User ReviewSarah oBest LAte NIght movie next to biker chicks in zombie town..fuck nigel we gotta stop doin drugs |
| User ReviewMike BIn the third and last in the original Shaft (1971) series of action-packed "blaxploitation" pictures, private eye John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) travels to the "motherland," where he breaks up a modern slavery ring. Shaft is hired by a diplomat, Emir Ramila (Cy Grant), to infiltrate the criminal empire of the evil Vincent Amafi (Frank Finlay), who is kidnapping poor Africans and shipping them to Europe as slave laborers. Amafi murdered Ramila's son when he attempted to expose the illegal operation, and Ramila, now aware that his investigation of Amafi has been... |
| User ReviewAllan CWhat an interesting movie. An old classic i will like to watch over and over again |
| User ReviewAhmad AP.I. John Shaft is recruited to go undercover to break up a modern slavery ring where young Africans are lured to Paris to do chain-gang work. stars Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee, Neda Arneric, Debebe Eshetu, Spiros Focas, Thomas Baptiste, Jon Chevron and Glynn Edwars. directed by John Guillermin. |
| User ReviewOrlando MIt's the third not the second, the second one was Shaft's big score, a really bad movie |
| User ReviewG.T. CA kat named Shaft can't be half bad with a stick. |
