A Piece of the Action (1977)
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.
Rated
PG
Year
1977
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
7 October 1977
TMDB
5.8 (23)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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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
E
Edward Love
Willie Mangum
B
Bryan O'Dell
Roscoe
D
Dianne Oyama Dixon
Denise Orville (as Dianne Dixon)
L
Larry Beecham
Percy 'Bubba' Watkins
Karole Selmon
Sheila Moran
Wonderful Smith
Daniel McLean
C
Cyril Poitier
Mr. Theodore
R
Rudy Diaz
Stosh
K
Kurt Grayson
Dirk
Pat Renella
Nikos
Gloria Delaney
Secretary
C
Candy Ward
Hedda Champion
Frances E. Williams
Naomi Chamberlain
T
Theoris Usher
Malcolm Pomeroy
A
Albert Reed Jr.
Randolph Ballard
T
Thomas Benjamin
Anthony
S
Steve Vignari
Cesar
J
Jack Brami
Jesus
E
Essex Smith
Maintenance Man
S
Sherri Poitier
Cookie
Bob Harks
Loan Company Official (uncredited)
L
Larry Rozadilla
Referee (uncredited)
G
Gammy Singer
Mrs. McLean (uncredited)
Charles Walker
Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
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