Gwenn Mitchell

Gordon Parks' film features Isaac Hayes' classic theme song and Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, a black detective hired to find aHarlem mobster's beautiful kidnapped daughter.

Gordon Parks' film features Isaac Hayes' classic theme song and Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, a black detective hired to find aHarlem mobster's beautiful kidnapped daughter.

Gordon Parks' film features Isaac Hayes' classic theme song and Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, a black detective hired to find aHarlem mobster's beautiful kidnapped daughter.

This ground breaking detective picture features Isaac Hayes' Oscar-winning theme song and stars Richard Roundtree as John Shaft, a street-wise black detective hired to find the beautiful kidnapped daughter of powerful Harlem mobster Moses Gunn. Helmed by award-winning director Gordon Parks (THE LEARNING TREE, LEADBELLY), its huge commercial success spawned two sequels and a TV series.