A Piece of the Action

Name: A Piece of the Action
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Released: 1977
Duration: 135 min
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke

6.5

Genre

Comedy Crime

Retired detective Joshua Burke (James Earl Jones) blackmails two high-class thieves, Dave Anderson and Manny Durrell (Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby), into volunteering at an inner-city youth center by threatening to send them to prison with the information he has on their seedy past.

🎬 Enhanced by REEL Also stars James Earl Jones in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

Cast Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke

Released 1977 · 135 min

Language English

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