Comedy ·Crime · United States of America · 1977 · 2h 15m

A Piece of the Action

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Director
Sidney Poitier
Cast
Sidney Poitier as Manny Durrell Bill Cosby as Dave Anderson James Earl Jones as Joshua Burke Denise Nicholas as Lila French Hope Clarke as Sarah Thomas Tracy Reed as Nikki McLean
Crew
Donald M. Morgan — Director of Photography Pembroke J. Herring — Editor Curtis Mayfield — Original Music Composer Charles Blackwell — Screenplay Timothy March — Story Melville Tucker — Producer
Tagline

A delightfully delicious dilemma!

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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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Sidney Poitier Director Donald M. Morgan Director of Photography Pembroke J. Herring Editor Curtis Mayfield Original Music Composer Charles Blackwell Screenplay Timothy March Story Melville Tucker Producer Alfred Sweeney Production Design
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