---
title: 'Shaft in Africa (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Guillermin'
released: '1973-06-20'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/shaft-in-africa-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070679/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Shaft in Africa (1973)

1973 · 108 min · Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

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. 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Guillermin](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-guillermin)
- **Screenplay:** [Stirling Silliphant](https://cinepixo.com/people/stirling-silliphant)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Johnny Pate](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnny-pate)
- **Producer:** [Roger H. Lewis](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-h-lewis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Marcel Grignon](https://cinepixo.com/people/marcel-grignon)
- **Editor:** [Max Benedict](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-benedict)

## Cast

- [Frank Finlay](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-finlay)
- [Richard Roundtree](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-roundtree) as John Shaft
- [Nadim Sawalha](https://cinepixo.com/people/nadim-sawalha)
- [Frank McRae](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-mcrae)
- [Vonetta McGee](https://cinepixo.com/people/vonetta-mcgee)
- [Thomas Baptiste](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-baptiste)
- [Aldo Sambrell](https://cinepixo.com/people/aldo-sambrell)
- [Neda Arnerić](https://cinepixo.com/people/neda-arneric)
- [Marne Maitland](https://cinepixo.com/people/marne-maitland)
- [Adolfo Lastretti](https://cinepixo.com/people/adolfo-lastretti)
- [Spiros Focás](https://cinepixo.com/people/spiros-focas)
- [Jacques Herlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-herlin)
- [Jacques Marin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-marin)

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