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Take a Giant Step
“From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!”
5.2 / 10• 1959• 1h 40m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
After African-American teenager Spence Scott gets expelled from his private school for arguing with a teacher, he turns to his grandmother for advice. Spence, who lives in a genteel white area and has mostly white friends, feels like an outsider. He visits a bar in a black neighborhood, where he meets a few prostitutes, which doesn't help. Eventually, Spence starts a friendship with the housekeeper, Christine, who tells him her own difficult story.
Cast & Crew
Johnny Nash
Spencer Scott
Lead
Estelle Hemsley
Grandmother Martin
Ruby Dee
Christine
Frederick O'Neal
Lem Scott
Beah Richards
May Scott
Ellen Holly
The Girl in the Bar
Paulene Myers
Violet
Royce Wallace
Rose Thompson
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Philip Leacock's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Take a Giant Step is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
