Shaft (1971) - (Movie Clip) Open, Title Song

Name: Shaft (1971) -- (Movie Clip) Open, Title Song
Uploaded: 2010-07-22T00:00:00-04:00
Description: The totally excellent opening by director Gordon Parks featuring the title character (Richard Roundtree, flashing his private-eye badge) cruising Times Square, nearing its sleazier days, to Isaac Hayes' Academy Award-winning title song, from Shaft, 1971.

The totally excellent opening by director Gordon Parks featuring the title character (Richard Roundtree, flashing his private-eye badge) cruising Times Square, nearing its sleazier days, to Isaac Hayes' Academy Award-winning title song, from Shaft, 1971.

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