A Piece of the Action (1977)

ALL 10/07/1977 (en) Comedy, Crime 135 Min
  • Release
    10/07/1977
  • Production
    First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Rotten tomato
    55%
  • Original title
    A Piece of the Action
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

A delightfully delicious dilemma!

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.

  1. Sidney Poitier

    Director

  2. Melville Tucker

    Producer



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  1. Sidney Poitier

    Manny Durrell

  2. Bill Cosby

    Dave Anderson

  3. James Earl Jones

    Joshua Burke

  4. Denise Nicholas

    Lila French

  5. Hope Clarke

    Sarah Thomas

  6. Tracy Reed

    Nikki McLean

  7. Ja'net DuBois

    Nellie Bond

  8. Sheryl Lee Ralph

    Barbara Hanley

  9. Titos Vandis

    Bruno

  10. Frances Foster

    Bea Quitman

  11. Jason Evers

    Ty Shorter

  12. Marc Lawrence

    Louie

  13. Ernest Lee Thomas

    John

  14. Eric Laneuville

    Gerald

  15. Estelle Evans

    Alberta Ballard

  16. Bill Walker

    Clair Hurst

  17. Angus Scrimm

    Monk

  18. Tamu Blackwell

    Cheryl

  19. James Wheaton

    Voisin Waiter

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 19 , Crews : 11

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A Piece of the Action (1977) 135 Min

ALL 10/07/1977 (en)
Comedy, Crime
  • Release 10/07/1977
  • Production
    First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited, Warner Bros. Pictures
  • Original title A Piece of the Action
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

A delightfully delicious dilemma!

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.

  1. Sidney Poitier

    Director

  2. Timothy March

    Story

  3. Pembroke J. Herring

    Editor

  4. Melville Tucker

    Producer