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A Piece of the Action (1977)

A delightfully delicious dilemma!

Genre : Comedy, Thriller

Runtime : 2H 15M

Director : Sidney Poitier
Writer : Charles Blackwell

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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

Crews

Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Director
Charles Blackwell
Charles Blackwell
Screenplay
Timothy March
Timothy March
Story
Melville Tucker
Melville Tucker
Producer
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield
Original Music Composer
Donald M. Morgan
Donald M. Morgan
Director of Photography
Pembroke J. Herring
Pembroke J. Herring
Editor
Alfred Sweeney
Alfred Sweeney
Production Design

Trailers and other movies

A Piece of the Action - Trailer

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