Set and
Interior Photographs
from the 1971 film
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Shaft was Emanuel Gerard's fifth feature film released in 1971. Directed by Gordon Parks and starring Richard Roundtree, this was one of the most popular and influential films of the "blaxploitation" genre. John Shaft was the blackest and coolest private dick (and probably the first!) to ever hit the big screen. Isaac Hayes won an Academy Award for best song for the Theme from Shaft. Shot on location in New York City, the film made use of the wonderful urban flavor of the time. From Greenwich Village and Times Square to Harlem and Welfare Island (now the upscale Roosevelt Island), Shaft offered an historical view of New York in the early seventies. These photos not only document Emanuel Gerard's set designs, but offer a rare glimpse into the making of the film as well.
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OUT SHAFT'S PAD |
Theatre herald from the
premiere of SHAFT
Photos
of Gordon Parks and Richard Roundtree
My
autographed picture collection
A WONDERFUL Article on Emanuel
Gerard in BLACK CAMERA, the newsletter of
The Black Film Center/Archive by Tyrone Simpson
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John Shaft: The Baddest Mutha-- Shut Yo' Mouth!!
Shaft IV: Shaft in Deutschland
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suggestions, and submissions, especially information on the availability of the "SHAFT" CBS television episodes
on video (any quality) from '73-'74 to the e-mail address below.
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