A Piece of the Action

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A Piece of the Action

6.5 | 2h15m | PG | en | Comedy

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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6.5 | 2h15m | PG | en | Comedy , Crime

Synopsis

Cast

Sidney Poitier , Bill Cosby , James Earl Jones

Director

Drew Struzan

Producted By

Warner Bros. Pictures , First Artists

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Cast

Sidney Poitier

as Manny Durrell

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Bill Cosby

as Dave Anderson

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James Earl Jones

as Joshua Burke

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