CinemaOSMovie · 1977 · 2h 15m · PG

A Piece of the Action

A delightfully delicious dilemma!

58%(23)IMDbComedyCrime

How does retired cop Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) get two career criminals, Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier) and Dave Anderson (Bill Cosby), to follow the straight and narrow? Con them into helping juvenile delinquents turn over a new leaf. But how? Burke has never been able to nail the duo, but he uses what he knows of their seedy past to blackmail them into volunteering.

Directed bySidney Poitier

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 15m
Language
EN
Released
October 7, 1977
Studios
First ArtistsWarner Bros. PicturesVerdon Productions Limited

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A Piece of the Action - Trailer

A Piece of the Action - Trailer

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

Manny Durrell

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Dave Anderson

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

Joshua Burke

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

Lila French

Hope Clarke

Hope Clarke

Sarah Thomas

Tracy Reed

Tracy Reed

Nikki McLean

Ja'net DuBois

Ja'net DuBois

Nellie Bond

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph

Barbara Hanley

Titos Vandis

Titos Vandis

Bruno

Frances Foster

Frances Foster

Bea Quitman

Creative team
Directed by
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Written by
Charles Blackwell
Timothy March
Produced by
Melville Tucker

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