Shaft
(4K Blu-ray)
Contributors
Silliphant, Stirling, 1918-1996, film producer.
Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984, film producer.
Freeman, Joel, film producer.
Tidyman, Ernest, screenwriter.
Black, John D. F., screenwriter.
Lewis, Roger, 1918-1984, film producer.
Freeman, Joel, film producer.
Tidyman, Ernest, screenwriter.
Black, John D. F., screenwriter.
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2022].
ISBN
9781681439426, 1681439425
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | 4K SHAFT | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2022].
Format
4K Blu-ray
Physical Desc
1 4K Blu-ray disc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert.
2 Blu-ray discs : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
2 Blu-ray discs : sound color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
ISBN
9781681439426, 1681439425
UPC
715515272414
Notes
General Note
Originally produced in the United States, released as a motion picture in 1971
General Note
4K UHD edition: one 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and two Blu-rays with the film and special features.
General Note
Special features: alternate uncompressed stereo soundtrack remastered with creative input from Isaac Hayes III; Shaft's Big Score!, the 1972 follow-up to Shaft by director Gordon Parks; new documentary on the making of Shaft featuring curator Rhea L. Combs, film scholar Racquel J. Gates, filmmaker Nelson George, and music scholar Shana L. Redmond; behind-the-scenes program featuring Parks, actor Richard Roundtree, and musician Isaac Hayes; archival interviews with Hayes, Parks, and Roundtree; new interview with costume designer Joseph G. Aulisi; new program on the Black detective and the legacy of John Shaft, featuring scholar Kinohi Nishikawa and novelist Walter Mosley; A complicated man: the "Shaft" Legacy (2019); Behind-the-scenes footage from Shaft's Big Score!; trailers. 1 folded insert: includes an essay by film scholar Amy Abugo Ongiri
General Note
Wide screen (1.85:1)
General Note
Based upon the novel by Ernest Tidyman
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Urs Furrer; music, Isaac Hayes; editor, Hugh A. Robertson
Participants/Performers
Richard Roundtree, Moses Gunn, Charles Cioffi, Christopher St. John, Gwenn Mitchell, Drew Bundini Brown
Description
The nephew of the original John Shaft, who shares his name, is determined to track down the only witness who can identify a deadly racist killer. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R
Accessibility Note
English SDH
System Details
Blu-ray, region A, wide screen (1.85:1); mono; 2160p high definition; system requirements: 4K ultra HD TV with HDR, Ultra HD blu-ray player, high-speed HDMI (category 2) cable; 4K television required for full 4k UHD effect; can also be viewed using a 1080 television without full 4K UHD effects
Language
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
Awards
This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
Local note
BLU-RAY
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Silliphant, S., Lewis, R., Freeman, J., Tidyman, E., Black, J. D. F., Parks, G., Roundtree, R., Gunn, M., Cioffi, C., St. John, C., Mitchell, G., Brown, D. B., Furrer, U., Hayes, I., Robertson, H. A., & Tidyman, E. (2022). Shaft (4K UHD + Blu-ray combo edition.). The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stirling Silliphant et al.. 2022. Shaft. [United States]: The Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Stirling Silliphant et al.. Shaft [United States]: The Criterion Collection, 2022.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Silliphant, S., Lewis, R., Freeman, J., Tidyman, E., Black, J. D. F., Parks, G. and Roundtree, R. et al (2022). Shaft. 4K UHD + Blu-ray combo edn. [United States]: The Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Silliphant, Stirling, et al. Shaft 4K UHD + Blu-ray combo edition., The Criterion Collection, 2022.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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