Shaft in Africa

Shaft in Africa
Theatrical release poster by John Solie
Directed byJohn Guillermin
Written byStirling Silliphant
Based onCharacters
by Ernest Tidyman
Produced byRoger Lewis
StarringRichard Roundtree
Vonetta McGee
CinematographyMarcel Grignon
Edited byMax Benedict
Music byJohnny Pate
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • June 20, 1973 (1973-06-20) (New York)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.5 million
Box office$1 million (US/Canada rentals)

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.