A Piece of the Action (1977) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : First Artists / Verdon Productions Limited / Warner Bros. Pictures /

October 7, 1977 2h 15m United States of America Comedy English More

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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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title：A Piece of the Action
status：Released
Release date： 1977
Runtime：2h 15m
Genres： Comedy · Crime ·
Countries of origin： United States of America ·
Original Language： English · Spanish ·
Director： Sidney Poitier /
Writers： Charles Blackwell · Timothy March ·
Production companies： First Artists · Verdon Productions Limited · Warner Bros. Pictures ·
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.