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Five on the Black Hand Side
1973· 1h 36m· Comedy
“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”
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.
1973-10-25
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DirectorOscar Williams
ScreenplayCharlie L. Russell
ProducerBrock Peters
Director of PhotographyGene Polito
Original Music ComposerH.B. Barnum
EditorMichael Economou
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Details
Released1973-10-25
Runtime1h 36m
StatusReleased
StudiosUnited Artists · Five Hand Company
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.2/10 · 6 votes
Original languageen
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