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Shaft in Africa

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When private investigator and man of action John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is hired to disrupt a slavery ring, he must travel to Africa and infiltrate the criminal operation. While undercover, Shaft discovers that Africans are being abducted and sold as slaves in Europe, with a sinister figure named Amafi (Frank Finlay) pulling the strings. As Shaft gets closer to taking down Amafi, his situation becomes increasingly dangerous, with assassins and thugs seemingly lurking around every corner.
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Eric Shorter Daily Telegraph (UK) Although most of the action in Stirling Silliphant’s screenplay seems to have been manufactured by computer, it at least moves swiftly and with a shrewdly cynical understanding of what its audiences will want. Jun 14, 2022 Full Review Derek Malcolm Guardian It's quite a merry progress, with Frank Finlay doing one of his outrageous cinematic villains... If I thought the movie was serious for a moment I'd find it rather retrograde. Jun 14, 2022 Full Review Almar Haflidason BBC.com Rated: 3/5 Apr 17, 2001 Full Review Frederick I. Douglas Baltimore Afro-American Richard Roundtree is at it again. Feb 3, 2022 Full Review Gregory Mims New Pittsburgh Courier The latest M.G.M. John Shaft thriller is about as effective as yesterday's bowl of oatmeal. Dec 13, 2021 Full Review Bernard Drew Gannett News Service Shaft in Africa takes detective John Shaft to Ethiopia for some fast-paced exploits as he tracks down the leader of a slave trade gang in much the best of the Shaft pictures. Sep 4, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jelisije J So far my favorite Shaft Movie. Shaft travels to Arica to stop illegal smuggling of Africans and their exploitations from an evil corporate man. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member This is the one that tried to broaden Shaft's adventures and make him have more international adventures like Bond. And while the plot is sound and the movie is entertaining enough, that move loses the essence of what makes Shaft soo great. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/15/19 Full Review Audience Member I love that movie!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member In the third and last in the original Shaft (1971) series of action-packed "blaxploitation" pictures, private eye John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) travels to the "motherland," where he breaks up a modern slavery ring. Shaft is hired by a diplomat, Emir Ramila (Cy Grant), to infiltrate the criminal empire of the evil Vincent Amafi (Frank Finlay), who is kidnapping poor Africans and shipping them to Europe as slave laborers. Amafi murdered Ramila's son when he attempted to expose the illegal operation, and Ramila, now aware that his investigation of Amafi has been... Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member (70%) The "Lawrence of Arabia" of soul cinema. A superbly entertaining final chapter to the biggest name in blaxploitation. The James Bond references are great fun and the quality of production is really quite good. A must watch for all fans of 70's action cinema. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Are you man enough, big and bad enough, to dig this superfly Shaft flick--That Shaft character is one violent cat!! Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When private investigator and man of action John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) is hired to disrupt a slavery ring, he must travel to Africa and infiltrate the criminal operation. While undercover, Shaft discovers that Africans are being abducted and sold as slaves in Europe, with a sinister figure named Amafi (Frank Finlay) pulling the strings. As Shaft gets closer to taking down Amafi, his situation becomes increasingly dangerous, with assassins and thugs seemingly lurking around every corner.
Director
John Guillermin
Producer
Roger H. Lewis
Screenwriter
Stirling Silliphant
Production Co
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Shaft Productions Ltd.
Rating
R
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2007
Runtime
1h 52m
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