Five on the Black Hand Side
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1973 | 96m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Oscar Williams |
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| Writer: | Charlie L. Russell |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 25, 1973 |
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| Director: | Oscar Williams |
| Writer: | Charlie L. Russell |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | family relationships, blaxploitation cinema, admiring, celebratory, vibrant |
| Production Companies | United Artists, Five Hand Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
![Five on the Black Hand Side (1973, trailer) [Leonard Jackson, Clarice Taylor, Glynn Turman]](/extra_thumbs/2w9lHJ7bYk4.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Clarice Taylor | Mrs. Brooks |
| Leonard Jackson | Mr. Brooks |
| Virginia Capers | Ruby |
| Glynn Turman | Gideon |
| Dick Anthony Williams | Preston |
| Carl Franklin | Marvin |
| Ja'net DuBois | Stormy Monday |
| D'Urville Martin | Booker T. |
| Godfrey Cambridge | Godfrey Cambridge |
| Sonny Jim Gaines | Sweetmeat |
| Bonnie Banfield | Gail |
| Frankie Crocker | Rolls Royce |
| Tchaka Almoravids | Fun Loving |
| Henry G. Sanders | Barber Shop Patron (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Charlie L. Russell | Screenplay, Teleplay |
| H.B. Barnum | Original Music Composer, Music |
| Paul Stanhope Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Oscar Williams | Director |
| Gene Polito | Director of Photography |
| Michael Economou | Editor |
| Judith Landau | Casting |
| Mary Swanson | Set Decoration |
| Ruby Ford | Hairstylist |
| Alan Belkin | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Xavier Reyes | Second Assistant Director |
| Edward Teets | Assistant Director |
| William M. Bates | Property Master |
| Solomon Brewer | Assistant Property Master |
| James L. Schoppe | Set Designer |
| Bernard F. Pincus | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ronald L. Stirling | Boom Operator |
| Richard Wagner | Sound Mixer |
| Glen Knight | Gaffer |
| Bob Rose | Key Grip |
| Jack Willoughby | Camera Operator |
| Stephanie Colin | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| David Ramirez | Associate Editor |
| Milton Lustig | Music Editor |
| Marvin Weldon | Script Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Kay Korwin | Associate Producer |
| Brock Peters | Producer |
| Michael Tolan | Producer |
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| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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