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A Piece of the Action (1977)

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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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Sidney Poitier
  • Profile picture of Sidney Poitier
    Manny Durrell Sidney Poitier
  • Profile picture of Bill Cosby
    Dave Anderson Bill Cosby
  • Profile picture of James Earl Jones
    Joshua Burke James Earl Jones
  • Profile picture of Denise Nicholas
    Lila French Denise Nicholas
  • Profile picture of Hope Clarke
    Sarah Thomas Hope Clarke
  • Profile picture of Tracy Reed
    Nikki McLean Tracy Reed
  • Profile picture of Ja'net DuBois
    Nellie Bond Ja'net DuBois
  • Profile picture of Sheryl Lee Ralph
    Barbara Hanley Sheryl Lee Ralph

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Keywords

  • detective
  • ghetto
  • train
  • disco