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A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

# A delightfully delicious dilemma!
Comedy   Crime
📜 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English , Spanish
📆 Date Released: 1977-10-07
⌚ Running Time: 135 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.5

Beloved Cast

Sidney Poitier original image
Manny Durrell
Sidney Poitier
Bill Cosby original image
Dave Anderson
Bill Cosby
James Earl Jones original image
Joshua Burke
James Earl Jones
Denise Nicholas original image
Lila French
Denise Nicholas
Hope Clarke original image
Sarah Thomas
Hope Clarke
Tracy Reed original image
Nikki McLean
Tracy Reed
Ja'net DuBois original image
Nellie Bond
Ja'net DuBois
Sheryl Lee Ralph original image
Barbara Hanley
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Titos Vandis original image
Bruno
Titos Vandis
Frances Foster original image
Bea Quitman
Frances Foster
Jason Evers original image
Ty Shorter
Jason Evers
Marc Lawrence original image
Louie
Marc Lawrence
Ernest Lee Thomas original image
John
Ernest Lee Thomas
Eric Laneuville original image
Gerald
Eric Laneuville
Estelle Evans original image
Alberta Ballard
Estelle Evans
Bill Walker original image
Clair Hurst
Bill Walker
Angus Scrimm original image
Monk
Angus Scrimm
Tamu Blackwell original image
Cheryl
Tamu Blackwell
James Wheaton original image
Voisin Waiter
James Wheaton

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