"John Shaft is back as the lady-loved black detective cop on the search for the murderer of a client."
Richard Roundtree
as John Shaft
Moses Gunn
as Bumpy Jonas
Drew Bundini Brown
as Willy
Joseph Mascolo
as Gus Mascola
Kathy Imrie
as Rita
Wally Taylor
as Johnny Kelly
Julius Harris
as Capt. Bollin
Rosalind Miles
as Arna Asby
Joe Santos
as Pascal
Angelo Gnazzo
as Al
Don Blakely
as Johnson
Melvin Green, Jr.
as Junior Gillis
Thomas Anderson
as Preacher
Evelyn Davis
as Old Lady
Richard Pittman
as Kelly's Hood #1
Robert Kya-Hill
as Cal Asby
Thomas Brann
as Macola's Hood
Bob Jefferson
as Harrison
Dan P. Hannafin
as Cooper
Jimmy Hayeson
as Caretaker
Harry Ferrentino
as Det. Salmi
Frank Adonis
as Rip
Kitty Jones
as Cabaret Dancer
Gregory Reese
as Foglio
Marilyn Hamlin
as Mascola's Girl
Jahangir Ghaffari
as Jerry
Joyce Walker
as Cigarette Girl
Urs Furrer
Director of Photography
Roger H. Lewis
Producer
Judith Lamb
Casting
Gordon Parks
Director
Ernest Tidyman
Original Music Composer
Writer
Emanuel Gerard
Art Direction
Robert Drumheller
Set Decoration
Joseph G. Aulisi
Costume Design
William C. Gerrity
Assistant Director
Moe Howard
Editor
Martin Bell
Makeup Artist
