Now, before we get into all the details of how you can watch 'A Piece of the Action' right now, here are some key details about the First Artists, Verdon Productions Limited, Warner Bros. Pictures comedy flick. A Piece of the Action starring Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas has a PG rating, a runtime of about 2 hr 15 min. The release date of the movie is October 7th, 1977. The movie received a user score of 56/100 on TMDb, which is informed by reviews from 17 active users.
Curious about the story behind it? Here's the plot: "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' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on October 7th, 1977
Watch on DVD or Blu-ray starting
January 13th, 2004
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