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A Piece of the Action (film)

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A Piece of the Action is a 1977 American crime comedy film directed by and starring Sidney Poitier and co-starring Bill Cosby. [1]

31 relations: African Americans, Bill Cosby, Charles Blackwell (music producer), Comedy film, Crime film, Curtis Mayfield, Denise Nicholas, Eddie Murphy, Ernest Lee Thomas, Estelle Evans, Frances Foster, Hope Clarke, IMDb, Ja'Net DuBois, James Earl Jones, Jason Evers, Let's Do It Again (1975 film), Marc Lawrence, Martin Lawrence, Overbrook Entertainment, Pembroke J. Herring, Production company, Remake, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sidney Poitier, Titos Vandis, Tracy Reed (American actress), Uptown Saturday Night, VH1, Warner Bros., Will Smith.

African Americans

African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans or Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group of Americans with total or partial ancestry from any of the black racial groups of Africa.

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Bill Cosby

William Henry Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, author, and convicted sex offender.

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Charles Blackwell (music producer)

Charles Blackwell (born 20 May 1940, in London, England) is an English record producer, arranger and songwriter.

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Comedy film

Comedy is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humor.

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Crime film

Crime cinema, in the broadest sense, is a cinematic genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre.

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Curtis Mayfield

Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.

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Denise Nicholas

Donna Denise Nicholas (born July 12, 1944) is an American actress and social activist who was involved in the Civil Rights Movement.

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Eddie Murphy

Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, writer, singer, and producer.

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Ernest Lee Thomas

Ernest Lee Thomas (born March 26, 1949) is an American actor.

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Estelle Evans

Estelle Rolle Evans (October 1, 1906 – July 20, 1985) was a Bahamian American actress during the 20th century.

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Frances Foster

Frances Helen Foster (née Brown; June 11, 1924 – June 17, 1997) was an American film, television and stage actress.

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Hope Clarke

Hope Clarke (born March 23, 1941) is an American actress, dancer, vocalist, choreographer, and director.

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IMDb

IMDb, also known as Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to world films, television programs, home videos and video games, and internet streams, including cast, production crew and personnel biographies, plot summaries, trivia, and fan reviews and ratings.

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Ja'Net DuBois

Jeannette Dubois (born August 5, 1938 or 1945) (sources differ), known professionally as Ja'Net DuBois, Ja'net DuBois, and Ja'Net Du Bois, is an American actress, singer–songwriter and dancer.

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James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor.

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Jason Evers

Jason Evers (January 2, 1922 – March 13, 2005) was an American actor.

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Let's Do It Again (1975 film)

Let's Do It Again is a 1975 American action crime comedy film directed by and starring Sidney Poitier and co-starring Bill Cosby and Jimmie Walker, among an all-star black cast.

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Marc Lawrence

Marc Lawrence (born Max Goldsmith, February 17, 1910 – November 28, 2005) was an American character actor who specialized in underworld types.

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Martin Lawrence

Martin Fitzgerald LawrenceStated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio (born April 16, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, talk show host, and writer.

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Overbrook Entertainment

Overbrook Entertainment is an American entertainment company based in Culver City, California, United States.

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Pembroke J. Herring

Pembroke Jared Herring (born in 1930) is an American film editor who has 3 Oscar nominations for the category of Best Film Editing.

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Production company

A production company, production house, or production studio is a company that produces performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, and videos.

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Remake

A remake is a film or television series that is based on an earlier film or TV series and tells the same, or a very similar, story.

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Sheryl Lee Ralph

Sheryl Lee Ralph (born December 30, 1956) is an American actress, singer, author and activist.

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Sidney Poitier

Sir Sidney Poitier, (born February 20, 1927) is a Bahamian-American actor, film director, author, and diplomat.

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Titos Vandis

Titos Vandis (Greek: Τίτος Βανδής; 7 November 1917 – 23 February 2003) was a Greek actor who appeared in more than 100 films and television shows between 1953 and 2000.

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Tracy Reed (American actress)

Tracy Reed (born October 28, 1949, Fort Benning, Georgia) is an American actress.

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Uptown Saturday Night

Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 American action comedy crime film written by Richard Wesley and directed by and starring Sidney Poitier, with Bill Cosby and Harry Belafonte co-starring.

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VH1

VH1 (originally an initialism of Video Hits One) is an American cable and satellite television network based in New York City operated by the Viacom Global Entertainment Group, a unit of Viacom Media Networks, a division of Viacom.

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Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

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Will Smith

Willard Carroll Smith Jr. (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, producer, rapper, comedian, and songwriter.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Piece_of_the_Action_(film)

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