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Director:
Sidney Poitier
Writers:
Charles Blackwell (writer)
Timothy March (story)
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Release Date:
27 February 1978 (Denmark) more
Genre:
Crime | Comedy more
Tagline:
A delightfully delicious dilemma!
Plot:
Dave Anderson and Manny Durrell are two high-class sneak thieves who have never been caught. Joshua... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Sidney Poitier ... Manny Durrell

Bill Cosby ... Dave Anderson

James Earl Jones ... Joshua Burke

Denise Nicholas ... Lila French
Hope Clarke ... Sarah Thomas
Tracy Reed ... Nikki McLean
Titos Vandis ... Bruno
Frances Foster ... Bea Quitman
Jason Evers ... Ty Shorter
Marc Lawrence ... Louie
Ja'net DuBois ... Nellie Bond
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Larry Beecham ... Percy 'Bubba' Watkins
Thomas Benjamin ... Anthony
Tamu Blackwell ... Cheryl
Jack Brami ... Jesus
Gammy Burdett ... Emma McLean
Gloria Delaney ... Secretary

Rudy Diaz ... Stosh
Dianne Dixon ... Denise Orville
Estelle Evans ... Alberta Ballard
Kurt Grayson ... Dirk
Eric Laneuville ... Gerald
Edward Love ... Willie Mangum
Bryan O'Dell ... Roscoe
Cyril Poitier ... Mr. Theodore
Sherri Poitier ... Cookie

Sheryl Lee Ralph ... Barbara Hanley
Albert Reed ... Randolph Ballard
Pat Renella ... Nikos
Angus Scrimm ... Monk (as Lawrence Guy)

Karole Selmon ... Sheila Moran
Essex Smith ... Maintenance Man
Wonderful Smith ... Daniel McLean
Ernest Thomas ... John
Theoris Usher ... Malcom Pomeroy
Steve Vignari ... Cesar
Bill Walker ... Clair Hurst
Candy Ward ... Hedda Champion

James Wheaton ... Voisin Waiter
Frances E. Williams ... Naomi Chamberlain
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Runtime:
135 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:M | USA:PG
Filming Locations:
Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
First Artists more

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Referenced in Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
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A Piece of the Action, 27 May 1999
Author: Tim Cox from Marietta, OH

Cosby and Poitier team up again for more laughs as two likable con men who are blackmailed into helping delinquent youths. The pacing is still fine and both stars continue their hot streak together. James Earl Jones co-stars.

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