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A Piece of the Action
“A delightfully delicious dilemma!”
5.8 / 10• 1977• 2h 15m•PG• English
ComedyCrime
Storyline
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
Sidney Poitier
Manny Durrell
Lead
Bill Cosby
Dave Anderson
James Earl Jones
Joshua Burke
Denise Nicholas
Lila French
Hope Clarke
Sarah Thomas
Tracy Reed
Nikki McLean
Ja'net DuBois
Nellie Bond
Sheryl Lee Ralph
Barbara Hanley
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Sidney Poitier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Piece of the Action is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
