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Shaft in Africa (1973)

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Film details

Featuring

Richard Roundtree Frank Finlay Vonetta Mcgee
Director

John Guillermin
Country

USA
Year

1973
Genre

Action and Adventure
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

With promise of a large sum of money and the lure of a beautiful girl, Shaft embarks on an adventure-filled odyssey on the trail of a slave ring. The search leads through cities and deserts of East Africa to the Red Sea and finally to Europe where Shaft confronts the leader of the slave traders.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - John Shaft
    
    Richard Roundtree
  - Vincent Amafi
    
    Frank Finlay
  - Aleme
    
    Vonetta Mcgee
  - Jazar
    
    Neda Arneric
  - Wassa
    
    Debebe Eshetu
  - Sassari
    
    Spyros Focas
  - Perreau
    
    Jacques Herlin
  - Ziba
    
    Jho Jhenkins
  - Oyo
    
    Willie Jonah
  - Piro
    
    Adolfo Lastretti
  - Colonel Gondar
    
    Marne Maitland
  - Osiat
    
    Frank McRae
  - Prostitute
    
    Zenebech Tadesse
  - Ramila's Son
    
    A.V. Falana
  - Williams
    
    Myers, James E.
  - Zubair
    
    Nadim Sawalha
  - Kopo
    
    Thomas Baptiste
  - Shimba
    
    Chevron, Jon
  - Vanden
    
    Glynn Edwards
  - Emir Ramila
    
    Cy Grant
  - Cusset
    
    Jacques Marin
  - Sadi
    
    Nik Zaran
  - Angelo
    
    Aldo Sambrell
Credits
- Direction:
  - Director
    
    John Guillermin
  - 2nd Unit Director
    
    David Tomblin
  Production:
  - Production Company
    
    Shaft Productions
  - Producer
    
    Roger Lewis
  - Associate Producer
    
    René Dupont
  - Production Manager
    
    Donald C. Klune
  Casting:
  - Casting
    
    Irene Howard
  Writing:
  - Screenplay
    
    Stirling Silliphant
  - Original characters
    
    Ernest Tidyman
  Photography:
  - Director of Photography
    
    Marcel Grignon
  Special Effects:
  - Special Effects
    
    Antonio Molina
  Editing:
  - Editor
    
    Max Benedict
  Design:
  - Production Designer
    
    John Stoll
  - Art Director
    
    José Maria Tapiador
  Music:
  - Music composed and conducted
    
    Johnny Pate
  Sound:
  - Sound Recording
    
    Peter Sutton
  - Sound Recording
    
    Hal Watkins
  Stunts:
  - Action co-ordinator
    
    Miguel Pedregosa
  - Stick fight arranger
    
    Tak Kubota

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