Name: Shaft's Big Score!
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama
Released: 1972
Rating: 56.655
Cast: Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Drew Bundini Brown, Joseph Mascolo, Kathy Imrie

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Last time he was nice. This time he's ice!

John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client.

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Genres: Noir Buddy Cop
Mood: DarkTenseMoodyUnapologeticGritty
Themes: BetrayalMoral AmbiguityJustice Vs. RevengeThe Cost Of Ambition
Plot: Murder MysteryInternal Affairs InvestigationUncovering EvidenceVigilante JusticeCorruption Within Police ForceBuddy Cop Investigation
Pacing: Building SuspenseModerate
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeLinear Narrative
Dialog: Technical JargonSnarky RemarksCynical Remarks
Character Types: VigilanteInternal Affairs OfficerDetective
Time: 1970s
Place: Urban Cityscape
Cinematic Style: Long TakesFilm Noir AestheticsUse Of Shadows
Costume and Set: Urban SettingsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

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Directed by:

Urs Furrer, Gordon Parks, William C. Gerrity

Written by:

Ernest Tidyman

Produced by:

Roger H. Lewis, Ernest Tidyman

Composed by:

Gordon Parks

Cast

Richard Roundtree

John Shaft

Moses Gunn

Bumpy Jonas

Drew Bundini Brown

Willy

Joseph Mascolo

Gus Mascola

Kathy Imrie

Rita

Wally Taylor

Johnny Kelly

Julius Harris

Capt. Bollin

Joe Santos

Pascal

Don Blakely

Johnson

Robert Kya-Hill

Cal Asby

Frank Adonis

Rip

Jahangir Ghaffari

Jerry

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