A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action
Release: 1977-10-07
·Runtime: 135m
·★ 5.6
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
First Artists
Verdon Productions Limited
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
James Wheaton
as Voisin Waiter
Wonderful Smith
as Daniel McLean
Frances E. Williams
as Naomi Chamberlain
James Earl Jones
as Joshua Burke
Gloria Delaney
as Secretary
Hope Clarke
as Sarah Thomas
Bill Walker
as Clair Hurst
Jason Evers
as Ty Shorter
Eric Laneuville
as Gerald
Angus Scrimm
as Monk
Bill Cosby
as Dave Anderson
Denise Nicholas
as Lila French
Sheryl Lee Ralph
as Barbara Hanley
Titos Vandis
as Bruno
Marc Lawrence
as Louie
Tamu Blackwell
as Cheryl
Karole Selmon
as Sheila Moran
Bob Harks
as Loan Company Official (uncredited)
Ernest Lee Thomas
as John
Charles Walker
as Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
Tracy Reed
as Nikki McLean
Ja'net DuBois
as Nellie Bond
Pat Renella
as Nikos
Sidney Poitier
as Manny Durrell
Frances Foster
as Bea Quitman
Estelle Evans
as Alberta Ballard
