Film · 1977 · Comedy
A delightfully delicious dilemma!
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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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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A Piece of the Action (1977) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 2h 15m comedy directed by Sidney Poitier is rated 5.8/10 by 24 viewers.
A Piece of the Action was released on October 7, 1977.
A Piece of the Action was directed by Sidney Poitier.
A Piece of the Action has a runtime of 135 minutes (2h 15m).
A Piece of the Action is categorized as Comedy, Crime.
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