| Shaft in Africa | |
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 Theatrical release poster by John Solie | |
| Directed by | John Guillermin |
| Written by | Stirling Silliphant |
| Based on | Characters by Ernest Tidyman |
| Produced by | Roger Lewis |
| Starring | Richard Roundtree Vonetta McGee |
| Cinematography | Marcel Grignon |
| Edited by | Max Benedict |
| Music by | Johnny Pate |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million[2] |
| Box office | $1 million (US/Canada rentals)[3] |
Shaft in Africa is a 1973 American blaxploitation film directed by John Guillermin, and the third film of the Shaft series, starring Richard Roundtree as John Shaft. Stirling Silliphant wrote the screenplay.[4] The film's budget was $1.5 million, but the film was a box office flop, grossing just $1 million. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer quickly sold the property to television, but the television series was cancelled after just seven episodes.
- ^ "Shaft in Africa - Details". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- ^ A 'Shaft' Movie Filmed in Africa New York Times 12 Dec 1972: 62.
- ^ "Big Rental Films of 1973", Variety, January 9, 1974, p. 60.
- ^ "70s rewind: john guillermin's shaft in africa". Twitch Film. Archived from the original on 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-06-12.