A Piece of the Action (1977)
A delightfully delicious dilemma!
1977 · PG · 2h 15m · Comedy, Crime
Genres: Comedy, Crime
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?
Director: Sidney Poitier
Writers: Charles Blackwell, Timothy March
Music by: Curtis Mayfield
Cinematography: Donald M. Morgan
Editor: Pembroke J. Herring
Cast
Sidney Poitier as Manny DurrellBill Cosby as Dave AndersonJames Earl Jones as Joshua BurkeDenise Nicholas as Lila FrenchHope Clarke as Sarah ThomasTracy Reed as Nikki McLeanJa'net DuBois as Nellie BondSheryl Lee Ralph as Barbara HanleyTitos Vandis as BrunoFrances Foster as Bea QuitmanJason Evers as Ty ShorterMarc Lawrence as LouieMore like this
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