A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action (1977)

A delightfully delicious dilemma!

Comedy Crime

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.

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  • Release Date: 1977-10-07
  • Runtime: 2h 15min
  • Director: Sidney Poitier

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Cast

  • Sidney Poitier

    Manny Durrell

  • 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

  • Titos Vandis

    Bruno

  • Frances Foster

    Bea Quitman

  • Jason Evers

    Ty Shorter

  • Marc Lawrence

    Louie

  • Ernest Lee Thomas

    John

  • Eric Laneuville

    Gerald

  • Estelle Evans

    Alberta Ballard

  • Bill Walker

    Clair Hurst

  • Angus Scrimm

    Monk

  • Tamu Blackwell

    Cheryl

  • James Wheaton

    Voisin Waiter

  • Edward Love

    Willie Mangum

  • Bryan O'Dell

    Roscoe

  • Dianne Oyama Dixon

    Denise Orville (as Dianne Dixon)

  • Larry Beecham

    Percy 'Bubba' Watkins

  • Karole Selmon

    Sheila Moran

  • Wonderful Smith

    Daniel McLean

  • Cyril Poitier

    Mr. Theodore

  • Rudy Diaz

    Stosh

  • Kurt Grayson

    Dirk

  • Pat Renella

    Nikos

  • Gloria Delaney

    Secretary

  • Candy Ward

    Hedda Champion

  • Frances E. Williams

    Naomi Chamberlain

  • Theoris Usher

    Malcolm Pomeroy

  • Albert Reed Jr.

    Randolph Ballard

  • Thomas Benjamin

    Anthony

  • Steve Vignari

    Cesar

  • Jack Brami

    Jesus

  • Essex Smith

    Maintenance Man

  • Sherri Poitier

    Cookie

  • Bob Harks

    Loan Company Official (uncredited)

  • Larry Rozadilla

    Referee (uncredited)

  • Gammy Singer

    Mrs. McLean (uncredited)

  • Charles Walker

    Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

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