A Piece of the Action

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 7, 1977

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English, Spanish

Countries

United States of America

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures,First Artists,Verdon Productions Limited

Cast

James Earl Jones,Tamu Blackwell,Albert Reed Jr.,Larry Rozadilla,Jack Brami,Larry Beecham,Bob Harks,Dianne Oyama Dixon,Candy Ward,Gammy Singerand 33 more

Director

Sidney Poitier

Writer

Charles Blackwell,Timothy March

Producer

Melville Tucker

Cinematography

Donald M. Morgan

Music

Curtis Mayfield

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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