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.
Title | A Piece of the Action |
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Year | 1977 |
Genre | Comedy, Crime |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited, Warner Bros. Pictures |
Cast | Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke, Tracy Reed |
Crew | Sidney Poitier (Director), Bob Minor (Stunts), Henry Kingi (Stunt Coordinator), Tony Brubaker (Stunt Double), Donald M. Morgan (Director of Photography), Alfred Sweeney (Production Design) |
Keyword | detective, ghetto, train, disco |
Release | Oct 07, 1977 |
Runtime | 135 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.50 / 10 by 15 users |
Popularity | 25 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | English, Español |