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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 5.384 |
Directed By
Sidney Poitier
Crew
Sidney Poitier
Bob Minor
Henry Kingi
Tony Brubaker
Donald M. Morgan
Alfred Sweeney
Charles Blackwell
Curtis Mayfield
Pembroke J. Herring
Timothy March
Melville Tucker
TOP CAST
Sidney Poitier
Manny Durrell
Bill Cosby
Dave Anderson
James Earl Jones
Joshua Burke
Denise Nicholas
Lila French
Hope Clarke
Sarah Thomas
Tracy Reed
Nikki McLean
Ja'net DuBois
Nellie Bond
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Barbara Hanley
Titos Vandis
Bruno
Frances Foster
Bea Quitman
Jason Evers
Ty Shorter
Marc Lawrence
Louie
Ernest Lee Thomas
John
Eric Laneuville
Gerald
Estelle Evans
Alberta Ballard
Bill Walker
Clair Hurst
Angus Scrimm
Monk
Tamu Blackwell
Cheryl
James Wheaton
Voisin Waiter
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