Shaft
(Video)
Contributors
Parks, Gordon, 1912-2006, director.
Roundtree, Richard, 1942- actor.
Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993, actor.
Cioffi, Charles, 1935- actor.
Tidyman, Ernest. Shaft.
Roundtree, Richard, 1942- actor.
Gunn, Moses, 1929-1993, actor.
Cioffi, Charles, 1935- actor.
Tidyman, Ernest. Shaft.
Published
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2022].
Edition
Blu-ray edition
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in..
Status
Moab Library - Adult Audio-Visual
BLURAY DVD F SHAFT
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BLURAY DVD F SHAFT
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Moab Library - Adult Audio-Visual | BLURAY DVD F SHAFT | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Action and adventure films.
African American private investigators -- Drama.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Gangsters -- Drama.
Organized crime -- Drama.
Shaft, John -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Tidyman, Ernest -- Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
African American private investigators -- Drama.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Gangsters -- Drama.
Organized crime -- Drama.
Shaft, John -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Tidyman, Ernest -- Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Published
New York, NY : Criterion Collection, [2022].
Format
Video
Edition
Blu-ray edition
Language
English
UPC
715515272513, 00715515272513
Notes
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
General Note
Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman.
General Note
LPCM mono, wide screen 1.85:1.
General Note
Essay by film scholar Amy Abugo Ongiri included in container.
General Note
Features: "Shaft's big score!" (1972) / directed by Gordon Parks; new documentary on the making of Shaft featuring curator Rhea L. Combs, film scholar Racquel J. Gates, filmmaker Nelson George, and music scholar Shana L. Redmond; behind-the-scenes program featuring Parks, actor Richard Roundtree, and musician Isaac Hayes; archival interviews with Hayes, Parks, and Roundtree; new interview with costume designer Joseph G. Aulisi; new program on the Black detective and the legacy of John Shaft, featuring scholar Kinohi Nishikawa and novelist Walter Mosley; A complicated man : the Shaft legacy; behind-the-scenes footage from "Shaft's big score;" trailers.
Participants/Performers
Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell.
Description
An African-American detective is hired by a Harlem mobster to find his kidnapped teenaged daughter, and finds himself caught in a struggle among feuding factions of the underworld.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
These are Blu-ray discs which can only be played on Blu-ray disc players and will not play on standard DVD players.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
For private home use only.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parks, G., Roundtree, R., Gunn, M., Cioffi, C., & Tidyman, E. (2022). Shaft (Blu-ray edition). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gordon Parks et al.. 2022. Shaft. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gordon Parks et al.. Shaft Criterion Collection, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parks, Gordon, et al. Shaft Blu-ray edition, Criterion Collection, 2022.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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