Shaft (Criterion Collection)

Richard Roundtree is John Shaft, "the black private dick who’s a sex machine with all the chicks," in this action-packed blaxploitation classic that spawned two sequels and a TV series. Hired to track down a Harlem ganglord’s missing daughter, Shaft must find the girl before New York erupts into a gang war zone. Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell also star; features an Oscar-winning theme song by Isaac Hayes. 100 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtracks: English Uncompressed PCM stereo, Uncompressed PCM mono; Subtitles: English (SDH); bonus feature "Shaft's Big Score!" (1972); documentaries; featurettes; interviews; theatrical trailers; essay; more. Three-disc set.