A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

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1977
2h 15m
5.6(17 votes)
Comedy
Crime

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.

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First Artists
Warner Bros. Pictures

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Cast & Crew

43 members
Acting

Sidney Poitier

Manny Durrell

Sidney Poitier
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Bill Cosby

Dave Anderson

Bill Cosby
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James Earl Jones

Joshua Burke

James Earl Jones
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Denise Nicholas

Lila French

Denise Nicholas
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Hope Clarke

Sarah Thomas

Hope Clarke
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Tracy Reed

Nikki McLean

Tracy Reed
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Ja'net DuBois

Nellie Bond

Ja'net DuBois
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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Barbara Hanley

Sheryl Lee Ralph
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Titos Vandis

Bruno

Titos Vandis
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Frances Foster

Bea Quitman

Frances Foster
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Jason Evers

Ty Shorter

Jason Evers
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Marc Lawrence

Louie

Marc Lawrence
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Ernest Lee Thomas

John

Ernest Lee Thomas
Directing

Eric Laneuville

Gerald

Eric Laneuville
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Estelle Evans

Alberta Ballard

Estelle Evans
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Bill Walker

Clair Hurst

Bill Walker
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Angus Scrimm

Monk

Angus Scrimm
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Tamu Blackwell

Cheryl

Tamu Blackwell
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James Wheaton

Voisin Waiter

James Wheaton
Crew

Edward Love

Willie Mangum

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Bryan O'Dell

Roscoe

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Dianne Oyama Dixon

Denise Orville (as Dianne Dixon)

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Larry Beecham

Percy 'Bubba' Watkins

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Karole Selmon

Sheila Moran

Karole Selmon
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Wonderful Smith

Daniel McLean

Wonderful Smith
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Cyril Poitier

Mr. Theodore

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Rudy Diaz

Stosh

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Kurt Grayson

Dirk

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Pat Renella

Nikos

Pat Renella
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Gloria Delaney

Secretary

Gloria Delaney
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Candy Ward

Hedda Champion

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Frances E. Williams

Naomi Chamberlain

Frances E. Williams
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Theoris Usher

Malcolm Pomeroy

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Albert Reed Jr.

Randolph Ballard

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Thomas Benjamin

Anthony

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Steve Vignari

Cesar

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Jack Brami

Jesus

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Essex Smith

Maintenance Man

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Sherri Poitier

Cookie

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Bob Harks

Loan Company Official (uncredited)

Bob Harks
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Larry Rozadilla

Referee (uncredited)

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Gammy Singer

Mrs. McLean (uncredited)

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Charles Walker

Parking Lot Attendant (uncredited)

Charles Walker

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