A Piece of the Action
A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action

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1977•135 min•ComedyCrime
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Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier
Manny Durrell
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Dave Anderson
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Joshua Burke
Denise Nicholas
Denise Nicholas
Lila French
Hope Clarke
Hope Clarke
Sarah Thomas
Tracy Reed
Tracy Reed
Nikki McLean

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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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