• Shaft is a 1971 American blaxploitation crime action thriller film directed by Gordon Parks and written by Ernest Tidyman and John D. F. Black. It is...
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  • shaft, a power transmission system Drive shaft, a shaft for transferring torque Axle, a shaft around which one or more wheels rotate Elevator shaft,...
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    "Theme from Shaft", written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul and funk-styled theme song to the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Shaft. The theme...
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    original 1971 film and in its four sequels—Shaft's Big Score!, Shaft in Africa, Shaft (2000) and Shaft (2019)—as well as in the seven 1973–74 Shaft television...
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    The Shaft franchise consists of five action-crime feature films and seven television films, centered on a family of African-American police detectives...
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  • It is a sequel to the 1971 Shaft film, in which Jackson plays the nephew (retconned as his son in the 2019 film) of John Shaft. The film opened at the...
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  • Shaft is a double album by Isaac Hayes, recorded for Stax Records' Enterprise label as the soundtrack LP for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's 1971 blaxploitation...
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    Moses (1971). In addition to his work in popular music, Hayes worked as a film composer. Hayes was known for his musical score for the film Shaft (1971). For...
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  • of America Award, and an Edgar Award. In 1971, he also co-wrote the screenplay for the film version of Shaft with John D. F. Black. Tidyman was born in...
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  • character John Shaft and inspired both the 1971 film Shaft and its sequels. Shaft tells one of the adventures of John Shaft, a private investigator based in New...
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    portrayal of private detective John Shaft in the 1971 film Shaft and four of its sequels, Shaft's Big Score! (1972), Shaft in Africa (1973), its 2000 sequel...
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  • was directed by Robert Downey Sr. Johnson appeared in Shaft (1971) as Cul, a friend of John Shaft and the owner of a shoeshine parlor. He also had roles...
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    is best known for his roles as Clotho in WUSA (1970), Bumpy Jonas in Shaft (1971) and Joe Kagan on Little House on the Prairie (1977–1981). Gunn was born...
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  • television and in films of the 1970s, including Shaft (1971), Shamus (1973) and Live and Let Die (1973). In Shaft and Live and Let Die, he wore a tweed jacket...
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  • On! (1971) The River Niger (1976) Savage! (1973) Savage Sisters (1974) Scream Blacula Scream (1973) Shaft (1971) Shaft in Africa (1973) Shaft's Big Score...
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    the 1971 film The Hellstrom Chronicle. His first role was on the soap opera The Edge of Night, and one of his first movie starring roles was in Shaft (1971)...
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  • the American Action Movie. Wesleyan. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8195-6801-4. "Shaft (1971) - Gordon Parks | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related...
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  • fraternity. His film roles include Lt. Vic Androzzi in Shaft (1971), Peter Cable in Klute (1971), and Pop in All the Right Moves (1983). Cioffi has appeared...
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  • the editing category. Robertson subsequently edited Gordon Parks' film Shaft (1971), which was his last credit as a film editor. By this time Robertson...
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  • Shaft in Africa is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by John Guillermin, and the third film of the Shaft series, starring Richard Roundtree...
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  • nomination became Sleuth, composed by John Addison. A Christmas Carol was a 1971 television special that was later released as a short film in 1972. (The...
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  • " and characterized The Wiz in a list that also featured 1970s films Shaft (1971), Blacula (1972) and Super Fly (1972). Despite its lack of critical or...
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    These films were almost exclusively crime films following the success of Shaft (1971) which led to studios rushing to follow it's popularity with films like...
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  • the main characters from the films Super Fly (1972) and Shaft (1971). "Super Fly Meets Shaft" became an American hit in the spring of 1973, reaching #31...
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  • film Ali and by Lawrence Gilliard Jr. in One Night In Miami. Shaft (1971) .... Willy Shaft's Big Score! (1972) .... Willy Aaron Loves Angela (1975) ......
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    Presidents, The Choice Four, Vernon Burch, guitarist Charles Pitts (OST "Shaft", 1971), and Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul. The District is home to the Washington...
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    The films predominantly feature loose-cannon private eyes such as in Shaft (1971), Slaughter (1972) and Coffy (1973) or hustlers such as in Super Fly...
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    A flexible shaft, often referred to as a flex shaft, is a device for transmitting rotary motion between two objects which are not fixed relative to one...
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  • Absent-Minded Professor (1961), The Wild Bunch (1969), Shaft (1971), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Rocky (1976). He died from complications of a fall...
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