"Detective John Shaft travels incognito to Ethiopia, then France, to bust a human trafficking ring."
Richard Roundtree
as John Shaft
Frank Finlay
as Vincent Amafi
Vonetta McGee
as Aleme
Neda Arnerić
as Jazar
Debebe Eshetu
as Wassa
Spiros Focás
as Marco Sassari
Jacques Herlin
as Perreau
Jho Jhenkins
as Ziba
Willie Jonah
as Oyo
Adolfo Lastretti
as Piro
Marne Maitland
as Col. Gonder
Frank McRae
as Osiat
Zenebech Tadesse
as The Prostitute
Avelio Falana
as Ramila's Son
James E. Myers
as Williams
Nadim Sawalha
as Zubair
Thomas Baptiste
as Kopo
Jon Chevron
as Shimba
Glynn Edwards
as Vanden
Cy Grant
as Emir Ramila
Jacques Marin
as Cusset
Nick Zaran
as Sadi
Aldo Sambrell
as Angelo
John Guillermin
Director
Max Benedict
Editor
John Stoll
Production Design
Irene Howard
Casting
Marcel Grignon
Director of Photography
Roger H. Lewis
Producer
Jose Villaverde
Johnny Pate
Original Music Composer
Ernest Tidyman
Characters
Stirling Silliphant
Writer
David Tomblin
Second Unit Director
René Dupont
Associate Producer
Kirk Kerkorian
José María Tapiador
Art Direction
Emilio Ardura
Set Decoration
Mariano García Rey
Makeup Artist
Donald C. Klune
Unit Production Manager
Miguel Gil
Assistant Director
Benjamín Fernández
Assistant Art Director
Peter Sutton
Sound
Hal Watkins
Antonio Molina
Special Effects
Geoff R. Brown
First Assistant Editor
Conductor
William Saracino
Music Editor
Emil Richards
Musician
Horace B. Jenkins
Script Consultant
Tak Kubota
Martial Arts Choreographer