Five on the Black Hand Side poster

Five on the Black Hand Side(1973)

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  • Comedy
7.5

Overview

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.

Status:Released
Release Date:Oct 25, 1973
Runtime: 1h 36m

Director:

Oscar Williams

Top Cast

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

Sonny Jim Gaines

Sweetmeat

Bonnie Banfield

Bonnie Banfield

Gail

Frankie Crocker

Frankie Crocker

Rolls Royce

Tchaka Almoravids

Tchaka Almoravids

Fun Loving

Henry G. Sanders

Henry G. Sanders

Barber Shop Patron (uncredited)

Official Videos

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]

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