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A Piece of the Action
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A Piece of the Action 1977 Directed by Sidney Poitier

A delightfully delicious dilemma!

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Gneres Comedy , Crime
Release Date 7 October 1977
135 mins
Cast
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
Jason Evers
Jason Evers Ty Shorter
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence Louie
Ernest Lee Thomas
Ernest Lee Thomas John
Eric Laneuville
Eric Laneuville Gerald
Estelle Evans
Estelle Evans Alberta Ballard
Bill Walker
Bill Walker Clair Hurst
Angus Scrimm
Angus Scrimm Monk
Tamu Blackwell
Tamu Blackwell Cheryl
James Wheaton
James Wheaton Voisin Waiter
Crew
Director
Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Writer
Charles Blackwell
Charles Blackwell
Producer
Melville Tucker
Melville Tucker
Cinematography
Donald M. Morgan
Donald M. Morgan
Composer
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Editor
Pembroke J. Herring
Pembroke J. Herring
Production Design
Alfred Sweeney
Alfred Sweeney
Story
Timothy March
Timothy March
Stunts
Bob Minor
Bob Minor
Henry Kingi
Henry Kingi