A Piece of the Action

A Piece of the Action - (1977)Released

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.

Genres

ComedyCrime

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

First ArtistsVerdon Productions LimitedWarner Bros. Pictures

Spoken Languages

EnglishEspañol

Release Date

1977-10-07

Budget

N/A

Revenue

N/A

Runtime

135 minutes

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