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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 77.0 / 100
1971·Action / Crime / Thriller·1h 40m

SHAFT

“The mob wanted Harlem back. They got Shaft...up to here.”

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Above the Line
Gordon Parks·DirectorErnest Tidyman·ScreenplayJohn D.F. Black·ScreenplayUrs Furrer·Director of PhotographyIsaac Hayes·Original Music ComposerHugh A. Robertson·Editor
Cast
Richard Roundtree·John ShaftMoses Gunn·Bumpy JonasCharles Cioffi·Vic AndrozziChristopher St. John·Ben BufordGwenn Mitchell·Ellie MooreLawrence Pressman·Sergeant Tom HannonVictor Arnold·CharlieSherri Brewer·MarcyRex Robbins·RollieCamille Yarbrough·Dina Greene
Full Crew
(22 credits)
Directing· 1
Gordon Parks·Director
Writing· 3
Ernest Tidyman·ScreenplayJohn D.F. Black·ScreenplayErnest Tidyman·Novel
Camera· 1
Urs Furrer·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Hugh A. Robertson·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Isaac Hayes·Original Music ComposerJ.J. Johnson·Original Music Composer
Art & Design· 3
Emanuel Gerard·Art DirectionRobert Drumheller·Set DecorationMartin Bell·Makeup Artist
Production· 6
Joel Freeman·ProducerRoger H. Lewis·ProducerStirling Silliphant·Executive ProducerErnest Tidyman·Executive ProducerDavid Golden·ProducerJudith Lamb·Casting
Other Departments· 5
Bob Herron·StuntsJoe Pronto·StuntsTommy Lane·StuntsLouis Gerolomi·GafferGeorge Strus·Stunts
By the Numbers
77.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.6
OF 10
IMDb
88%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$12M
ROI 977%
Worldwide Gross
1
2 NOMS
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Shaft's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#1A2A3D
#8C0A0A
#CCCCCC
Mood
Gritty, Intense, Mysterious
Composition
Centered
Era
2000s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with a bald head and a goatee, wearing a dark trench coat and dark pants, walks forward in the center of the frame. He is illuminated from below, creating”

actioncrime
Key Elements
Trench CoatGoateeTall Buildings
Atmosphere
Dark, Gritty
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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