Five on the Black Hand Side 50 years old

You've been coffy-tized, blacula-rized and super-flied - but now you're gonna be glorified, unified and filled-with-pride... when you see

Five on the Black Hand Side

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.

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Five on the Black Hand Side Cast

Name Character
Carl Franklin He was 24, now 75 years old as Marvin
D'Urville Martin He was 34, 45 years old when he died as Booker T.
Dick Anthony Williams He was 39, 77 years old when he died as Preston
Glynn Turman He was 26, now 77 years old as Gideon
Virginia Capers She was 48, 78 years old when she died as Ruby
Ja'net Dubois She was 35, now 85 years old as Stormy Monday
Clarice Taylor She was 56, 93 years old when she died as Mrs. Brooks
Leonard Jackson He was 45, 85 years old when he died as Mr. Brooks

Five on the Black Hand Side Crew

Name Department
Brock Peters as Producer. He was 45 (77) years old when He died Production
Oscar Williams as Director. He was 72 (63) years old when He died Directing
Five on the Black Hand Side poster
Five on the Black Hand Side (50 years)

You've been coffy-tized, blacula-rized and super-flied - but now you're gonna be glorified, unified and filled-with-pride... when you see

  • Release day: Thursday, October 25, 1973
  • Runtime: 96 minutes