A Piece of the Action
Release Date: 1977-10-07
Runtime: 135 min
Director: Sidney Poitier
Producer(s): Melville Tucker
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
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.
Cast:
Crew:
Sidney Poitier (Director), Bob Minor (Stunts), Henry Kingi (Stunt Coordinator), Tony Brubaker (Stunt Double), Donald M. Morgan (Director of Photography), Alfred Sweeney (Production Design), Charles Blackwell (Screenplay), Curtis Mayfield (Original Music Composer), Pembroke J. Herring (Editor), Timothy March (Story), Melville Tucker (Producer)