Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

File photo - Melvin Van Peebles attending the Lawless' screening during 'Deauville American Film Festival' in Deauville, France on September 5,2012. - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. Photo by Denis Guignebourg/ABACAPRESS.COM

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

File photo - EXCLUSIVE. American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer, Melvin Van Peebles poses outside Normandy Hotel during the 38th Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France on September 5, 2012. This year's festival edition pays a tribute to Van Peebles and a beach closet has been dedicated to him on the Promenade des Planches. - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. Photo by Denis Guignebourg/ABACAPRESS.COM

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

File photo - Melvin Van Peebles attending the screening of 'Lawless' during the 38th Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France on September 5, 2012. - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

File photo - EXCLUSIVE. American actor, director, screenwriter, playwright, novelist and composer, Melvin Van Peebles poses outside Normandy Hotel during the 38th Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France on September 5, 2012. This year's festival edition pays a tribute to Van Peebles and a beach closet has been dedicated to him on the Promenade des Planches. - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. Photo by Denis Guignebourg/ABACAPRESS.COM

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

File photo - Melvin Van Peebles during a tribute for his career in film during the 38th Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France on September 5, 2012. - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

File photo - Melvin Van Peebles during a tribute for his career in film during the 38th Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France on September 5, 2012. - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

File photo - Melvin Van Peebles during a tribute for his career in film during the 38th Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France on September 5, 2012. - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. Photo by Nicolas Briquet/ABACAPRESS.COM

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

Melvin Van Peebles Icon Of Black Cinema Died At 89

File photo - Melvin Van Peebles Inaugurate his cabins on boards during Deauville American Film Festival in Deauville, France, on September 5, 2012. - Melvin Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker, playwright and musician whose work helped usher in the "blaxploitation" wave of the 1970s and influenced filmmakers long after, has died. He was 89. Photo by Denis Guignebourg/ABACAPRESS.COM

Shaft (1971)

Shaft (1971)

Richard Roundtree Characters: John Shaft Film: Shaft (USA 1971) Director: Gordon Parks 25 June 1971 Shaft (Shaft, USA 1971, Regie: Gordon Parks) Richard Roundtree / schwarzer Privatdetektiv, in Bar an Tresen, Pistole Waffe in Hand, Blaxploitation-Film --- WICHTIG: Nutzung nur redaktionell bei Filmtitelnennung bzw. Berichterstattung ｸber diesen Film. Buch- und Kalendernutzungen nur nach Absprache. --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for editorial coverage of this specific motion picture/tv programme Date: 25 June 1971