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.
Unfortunately the movie Five on the Black Hand Side is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Oscar Williams | Director |
| Writing | Charlie L. Russell | Screenplay |
| Writing | Charlie L. Russell | Teleplay |
| Production | Kay Korwin | Associate Producer |
| Production | Brock Peters | Producer |
| Sound | H.B. Barnum | Music |
| Production | Michael Tolan | Producer |
| Sound | H.B. Barnum | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Gene Polito | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Economou | Editor |
| Production | Judith Landau | Casting |
| Art | Mary Swanson | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ruby Ford | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Paul Stanhope Jr. | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Alan Belkin | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Directing | Xavier Reyes | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Edward Teets | Assistant Director |
| Art | William M. Bates | Property Master |
| Art | Solomon Brewer | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | James L. Schoppe | Set Designer |
| Sound | Bernard F. Pincus | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Ronald L. Stirling | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Glen Knight | Gaffer |
| Camera | Bob Rose | Key Grip |
| Camera | Jack Willoughby | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephanie Colin | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Editing | David Ramirez | Associate Editor |
| Sound | Milton Lustig | Music Editor |
| Directing | Marvin Weldon | Script Supervisor |
