A Piece of the Action
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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A Piece of the Action
- Overview
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Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 7, 1977
Runtime
2h 15m
Genres
Comedy, Crime
User Score
53%
Original Title
A Piece of the Action
Production Companies
First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited, Warner Bros. Pictures
Director
Sidney Poitier
Description
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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