A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

Release Date: 1977-10-07

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.

Rating: 5.6 / 10

Cast

Sidney Poitier

Sidney Poitier

as Manny Durrell

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

as Dave Anderson

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

as Joshua Burke

Denise Nicholas

Denise Nicholas

as Lila French

Hope Clarke

Hope Clarke

as Sarah Thomas

Crew

  • Sidney Poitier - Director

  • Bob Minor - Stunts

  • Henry Kingi - Stunt Coordinator

  • Tony Brubaker - Stunt Double

  • Alfred Sweeney - Production Design

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