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Synopsis
New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears, and Wade jumps bail for Switzerland. Two years later Wade returns to face trial, confident his money and influence will get him acquitted -- especially since he's paid a drug kingpin to kill the witness.
Cast
Samuel L. Jackson·John Shaft
Vanessa Williams·Carmen Vasquez
Jeffrey Wright·Peoples Hernandez
Christian Bale·Walter Wade, Jr.
Busta Rhymes·Rasaan
Dan Hedaya·Jack Roselli
Toni Collette·Diane Palmieri
Richard Roundtree·"Uncle" John Shaft
Ruben Santiago-Hudson·Jimmy Groves
Josef Sommer·Curt Flemming