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Shaft (1973)

Shaft poster
Genre
crime television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 7 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A private detective named John Shaft solves crimes in New York City. The show follows his investigations and his encounters with various criminals and clients.

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What happens

Shaft is a television series that aired along with Hawkins during 1973–74 television season on The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies. Broadcast every third week, the series is a follow-up continuation of the three feature films that preceded its release. Starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft, it serves as the fourth installment overall in the Shaft franchise. Ed Barth costars as Al Rossi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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