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

Lynne Thigpen
Carla Howard

Philip Bosco
Walter Wade Senior

Pat Hingle
Judge Dennis Bradford

Lee Tergesen
Luger

Daniel von Bargen
Lt Kearney
Francisco 'Coqui' Taveras
Lucifer

Sonja Sohn
Alice

Peter McRobbie
Lt. Cromertie

Zach Grenier
Harrison Loeb
Richard Cocchiaro
Frank Palmieri

Ron Castellano
Mike Palmieri
Freddie Ricks
Big Raymond

Sixto Ramos
Bonehead

Andre Royo
Tattoo
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