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
Cast
Sidney Poitier
as Manny Durrell
Bill Cosby
as Dave Anderson
James Earl Jones
as Joshua Burke
Denise Nicholas
as Lila French
Hope Clarke
as Sarah Thomas
Tracy Reed
as Nikki McLean
Ja'net DuBois
as Nellie Bond
Sheryl Lee Ralph
as Barbara Hanley
Titos Vandis
as Bruno
Frances Foster
as Bea Quitman
Jason Evers
as Ty Shorter
Marc Lawrence
as Louie
Ernest Lee Thomas
as John
Eric Laneuville
as Gerald
Estelle Evans
as Alberta Ballard
Bill Walker
as Clair Hurst
Angus Scrimm
as Monk
Tamu Blackwell
as Cheryl
James Wheaton
as Voisin Waiter
Karole Selmon
as Sheila Moran
Wonderful Smith
as Daniel McLean
Pat Renella
as Nikos
Gloria Delaney
as Secretary
Frances E. Williams
as Naomi Chamberlain
Bob Harks
as Loan Company Official (uncredited)
Charles Walker
as Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)
