5.8 Comedy Crime

A Piece of the Action

1977
A delightfully delicious dilemma!
Trailer
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.
Release Date
1977-10-07
Status
Released
Original Title
A Piece of the Action
Runtime
2h 15m
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited, Warner Bros. Pictures
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.
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