A Piece of the Action

The story

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 PoitierManny Durrell

Bill CosbyDave Anderson

James Earl JonesJoshua Burke

Denise NicholasLila French

Hope ClarkeSarah Thomas

Tracy ReedNikki McLean

Ja'net DuBoisNellie Bond

Sheryl Lee RalphBarbara Hanley

Titos VandisBruno

Frances FosterBea Quitman

Jason EversTy Shorter

Marc LawrenceLouie