CinemaOSMovie · 1973 · 1h 36m

Five on the Black Hand Side

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72%(6)IMDbComedy

Leonard Jackson plays a barber who is also the domineering head of a middle-class African American family. Jackson is forced to rethink his values when his previously docile wife (Clarice Taylor) joins their three children in rebelling against her husband's retrogressive behavior.

Directed byOscar Williams

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 36m
Language
EN
Released
October 25, 1973
Studios
United ArtistsFive Hand Company

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Five on the Black Hand Side (1973, trailer) [Leonard Jackson, Clarice Taylor, Glynn Turman]

Five on the Black Hand Side (1973, trailer) [Leonard Jackson, Clarice Taylor, Glynn Turman]

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Clarice Taylor

Clarice Taylor

Mrs. Brooks

Leonard Jackson

Leonard Jackson

Mr. Brooks

Virginia Capers

Virginia Capers

Ruby

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Gideon

Dick Anthony Williams

Dick Anthony Williams

Preston

Carl Franklin

Carl Franklin

Marvin

Ja'net DuBois

Ja'net DuBois

Stormy Monday

D'Urville Martin

D'Urville Martin

Booker T.

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Godfrey Cambridge

Sonny Jim Gaines

Sweetmeat

Creative team
Directed by
Oscar Williams
Oscar Williams
Written by
Charlie L. Russell
Produced by
Brock Peters
Brock Peters
Michael Tolan
Michael Tolan

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