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Ernest Tidyman

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Born: January 1, 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Ernest Tidyman (January 1, 1928 - July 14, 1984) was a Cleveland-born American author and screenwriter, best known for his novels featuring the African-American detective John Shaft. He also co-wrote the screenplay for the film version of Shaft with John D.F. Black in 1971. His screenplay for The French Connection garnered him an Academy Award for Best Adap...

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Film

17 Titles
Shaft
6.5
FILM
Shaft2019
The French Connection
7.5
FILM
The French Connection1971
Shaft
6.0
FILM
Shaft2000
High Plains Drifter
7.3
FILM
High Plains Drifter1973
Shaft
6.4
FILM
Shaft1971
Street People
5.0
FILM
Street People1976
A Force of One
4.9
FILM
A Force of One1979
Report to the Commissioner
6.6
FILM
Report to the Commissioner1975
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
5.5
FILM
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980
Shaft in Africa
6.1
FILM
Shaft in Africa1973
To Kill a Cop
FILM
To Kill a Cop1978
Dummy
8.8
FILM
Dummy1979
Stark
4.7
FILM
Stark1985
Shaft's Big Score!
6.1
FILM
Shaft's Big Score!1972
Brotherly Love
7.3
FILM
Brotherly Love1985
Last Plane Out
4.3
FILM
Last Plane Out1983

Series

6 Titles
Film '72
4.7
SERIES
Film '721971–
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones
7.3
SERIES
Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones1980–
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story
5.0
SERIES
Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story1980–
Power
7.0
SERIES
Power1980–
To Kill a Cop
8.0
SERIES
To Kill a Cop1978–
Shaft
7.2
SERIES
Shaft1973–
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