Shaft (1973 television series)
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Shaft (1973 television series) is a short-lived American crime drama TV adaptation of the Shaft film franchise, starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shaft (1973 television series) canonical | 1 |
| Shaft (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9459488 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Shaft (1973 television series) Context triple: [Richard Roundtree, notableWork, Shaft (1973 television series)]
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Shaft (1971 film)
Shaft (1971 film) is a landmark 1971 American blaxploitation crime thriller that introduced private detective John Shaft and became influential for its style, music, and cultural impact.
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von Shaft
von Shaft is the surname of Broomhilda von Shaft, a fictional character from Quentin Tarantino’s film "Django Unchained."
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C.
Shaft (2019 film)
Shaft (2019 film) is an action-comedy sequel that reunites multiple generations of the Shaft family as they team up to solve a crime in modern-day New York City.
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Shaft’s Big Score!
Shaft’s Big Score! is a 1972 blaxploitation crime-action film and the second installment in the Shaft series, following private detective John Shaft as he investigates a deadly feud over a crime boss’s fortune.
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John Shaft II
John Shaft II is the tough, streetwise New York City detective and nephew of the original John Shaft, serving as the modern protagonist in the Shaft film franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Shaft (1973 television series) Target entity description: Shaft (1973 television series) is a short-lived American crime drama TV adaptation of the Shaft film franchise, starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft.
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A.
Shaft (1971 film)
Shaft (1971 film) is a landmark 1971 American blaxploitation crime thriller that introduced private detective John Shaft and became influential for its style, music, and cultural impact.
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B.
von Shaft
von Shaft is the surname of Broomhilda von Shaft, a fictional character from Quentin Tarantino’s film "Django Unchained."
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C.
Shaft (2019 film)
Shaft (2019 film) is an action-comedy sequel that reunites multiple generations of the Shaft family as they team up to solve a crime in modern-day New York City.
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D.
Shaft’s Big Score!
Shaft’s Big Score! is a 1972 blaxploitation crime-action film and the second installment in the Shaft series, following private detective John Shaft as he investigates a deadly feud over a crime boss’s fortune.
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E.
John Shaft II
John Shaft II is the tough, streetwise New York City detective and nephew of the original John Shaft, serving as the modern protagonist in the Shaft film franchise.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | works by Ernest Tidyman ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Shaft (1971 film)
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Shaft film franchise ⓘ
linked to:
Shaft film series
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| broadcastFormat | made-for-television movies ⓘ |
| castMember | Richard Roundtree ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Richard Roundtree as John Shaft
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linked to:
Richard Roundtree
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| characterRole |
John Shaft is a private detective
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linked to:
John Shaft
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creatorOfCharacter |
Ernest Tidyman created John Shaft
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linked to:
John Shaft
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| distributor | CBS ⓘ |
| endTime | 1974 ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
New York Police Department
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linked to:
New York City Police Department
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| featuresProfession | private detective ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1973 ⓘ |
| format | television film series ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
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detective fiction ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntime | approximately 90 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMediaType | live-action television ⓘ |
| hasOriginalWork |
Shaft (novel series)
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linked to:
Shaft (novel)
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| hasSetting | New York City ⓘ |
| hasSubject | African-American private detective ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
law enforcement collaboration
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private investigation ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | John Shaft ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | later Shaft film sequels and reboots ⓘ |
| isSpinOffOf |
Shaft film franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaft film series
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| mainCharacter | John Shaft ⓘ |
| mediaFranchise | Shaft franchise ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| partOf |
The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies
ⓘ
linked to:
CBS Movie of the Week
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| precededBy |
Shaft (film series)
ⓘ
linked to:
Shaft film series
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| productionCompany | MGM Television ⓘ |
| shortDescription | short-lived American crime drama TV adaptation of the Shaft film franchise ⓘ |
| starring | Richard Roundtree ⓘ |
| startTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shaft (1973 television series) Description of subject: Shaft (1973 television series) is a short-lived American crime drama TV adaptation of the Shaft film franchise, starring Richard Roundtree as private detective John Shaft.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Shaft (1973 television series)