Movie·1977·2h 15m
A Piece of the Action
A delightfully delicious dilemma!
Directed By
Sidney Poitier
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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// overview
The Story
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.
Written By
Charles Blackwell
Producer
Melville Tucker
Cinematography
Donald M. Morgan
Music
Curtis Mayfield
Editor
Pembroke J. Herring
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
20 votes
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// cast
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
// crew
Crew
Sidney Poitier
Director
Charles Blackwell
Screenplay
Timothy March
Story
Melville Tucker
Producer
Curtis Mayfield
Original Music Composer
Donald M. Morgan
Director of Photography
Pembroke J. Herring
Editor
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