Five on the Black Hand Side
1973 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 7.2
Fed up with her husband’s domineering ways, a middle-class Black housewife follows her progressive children’s advice and stages a protest.
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Details
- Years
- 1973
- Release date
- 1973-10-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (6 votes)
Themes
- family relationships
- blaxploitation cinema
- wedding
- hilarious
- admiring
- celebratory
- vibrant
Cast & crew
Clarice Taylor
as Mrs. Brooks
Leonard Jackson
as Mr. Brooks
Virginia Capers
as Ruby
Glynn Turman
as Gideon
Dick Anthony Williams
as Preston
Carl Franklin
as Marvin
Ja'net DuBois
as Stormy Monday
D'Urville Martin
as Booker T.
Godfrey Cambridge
as Godfrey Cambridge
- SG
Sonny Jim Gaines
as Sweetmeat
Directed by Oscar Williams