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A Piece of the Action poster

A Piece of the Action Cast & Characters

A Piece of the Action (1977) stars Sidney Poitier as Manny Durrell, Bill Cosby as Dave Anderson and James Earl Jones as Joshua Burke. The comedy movie was released October 7, 1977. Below is the full cast and crew.

PG 1977 · 2h 15m 58 Audience
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Starring Cast
S
Sidney Poitier
Manny Durrell
B
Bill Cosby
Dave Anderson
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones
Joshua Burke
D
Denise Nicholas
Lila French
H
Hope Clarke
Sarah Thomas
T
Tracy Reed
Nikki McLean
Key crew
Director
Sidney Poitier
Screenplay
Charles Blackwell
Story
Timothy March
Producers
Melville Tucker
Music
Curtis Mayfield
Cinematography
Donald M. Morgan
Editor
Pembroke J. Herring
Production design
Alfred Sweeney

Full cast

43 cast members

Crew by department

13 crew members