Movie Description
A Piece of the Action
(1977)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Sidney Poitier
- Producer : Melville Tucker
- Editor : Pembroke J. Herring
- Cast : Sidney Poitier,Bill Cosby,James Earl Jones,Denise Nicholas,Hope Clarke,Tracy Reed,Ja'net DuBois,Sheryl Lee Ralph,Titos Vandis,Frances Foster,Jason Evers,Marc Lawrence,Ernest Lee Thomas,Eric Laneuville,Estelle Evans,Bill Walker,Angus Scrimm,Tamu Blackwell,James Wheaton
Cast
Manny Durrell
Dave Anderson
Joshua Burke
Lila French
Sarah Thomas
Nikki McLean
Nellie Bond
Barbara Hanley
Bruno
Bea Quitman
Ty Shorter
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John
Gerald
Alberta Ballard
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Cheryl
Voisin Waiter
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Facts
Original TitleA Piece of the Action
Status Released
Release Information
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1977-10-07
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 15m
Production CompaniesFirst Artists,Verdon Productions Limited,Warner Bros. Pictures
Genres
- Comedy
- Crime
