A Piece of the Action
A delightfully delicious dilemma!
1977 | 135m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Sidney Poitier |
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| Writer: | Charles Blackwell, Timothy March |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 07, 1977 |
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| Director: | Sidney Poitier |
| Writer: | Charles Blackwell, Timothy March |
| Genres: | Comedy, Crime |
| Keywords | detective, ghetto, train, disco |
| Production Companies | Warner Bros. Pictures, First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sidney Poitier | Manny Durrell |
| Bill Cosby | Dave Anderson |
| James Earl Jones | Joshua Burke |
| Denise Nicholas | Lila French |
| Hope Clarke | Sarah Thomas |
| Tracy Reed | Nikki McLean |
| Ja'net DuBois | Nellie Bond |
| Sheryl Lee Ralph | Barbara Hanley |
| Titos Vandis | Bruno |
| Frances Foster | Bea Quitman |
| Jason Evers | Ty Shorter |
| Marc Lawrence | Louie |
| Ernest Lee Thomas | John |
| Eric Laneuville | Gerald |
| Estelle Evans | Alberta Ballard |
| Bill Walker | Clair Hurst |
| Angus Scrimm | Monk |
| Tamu Blackwell | Cheryl |
| James Wheaton | Voisin Waiter |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sidney Poitier | Director |
| Curtis Mayfield | Original Music Composer |
| Bob Minor | Stunts |
| Tony Brubaker | Stunt Double |
| Henry Kingi | Stunt Coordinator |
| Charles Blackwell | Screenplay |
| Timothy March | Story |
| Pembroke J. Herring | Editor |
| Alfred Sweeney | Production Design |
| Donald M. Morgan | Director of Photography |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Melville Tucker | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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