A Piece of the Action
5.6
1977-10-07
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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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.
Released
1977-10-07
Runtime
135
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Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Genres
Comedy
Crime
Language
English
Production
First Artists
Verdon Productions Limited
Warner Bros. Pictures
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Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Denise Nicholas
Denise Nicholas
Hope Clarke
Hope Clarke
Tracy Reed
Tracy Reed
Ja'net DuBois
Ja'net DuBois
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Titos Vandis
Titos Vandis
Frances Foster
Frances Foster
Jason Evers
Jason Evers
Marc Lawrence
Marc Lawrence
Ernest Lee Thomas
Ernest Lee Thomas
Eric Laneuville
Eric Laneuville
Estelle Evans
Estelle Evans
Bill Walker
Bill Walker
Angus Scrimm
Angus Scrimm
Tamu Blackwell
Tamu Blackwell
James Wheaton
James Wheaton