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A Piece of the Action

Release Date:October 7, 1977

Running Time:135 min

Genres:Comedy, Crime

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Cast

Sidney Poitier Bill Cosby James Earl Jones Denise Nicholas Hope Clarke Tracy Reed Ja'net DuBois Sheryl Lee Ralph Titos Vandis Frances Foster Jason Evers Marc Lawrence

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Synopsis

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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