Take a Giant Step (1959)
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From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!
This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a Black high-school student living in a middle-class white neighborhood in the late '50s.
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Top billed cast
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Johnny NashSpencer Scott
Estelle HemsleyGrandmother Martin
Ruby DeeChristineFrederick O'NealLem Scott
Beah RichardsMay Scott
Ellen HollyThe Girl in the Bar
Paulene MyersVioletRoyce WallaceRose Thompson
Frances FosterPoppy
Roy GlennMinister
Dee PollockTony
Bill WalkerFrankKeywords
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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityHigh SchoolDialogue densityDramaDirector preference294226Actor preference214291 · 281448 · 520801Country preferenceUs
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What is Take a Giant Step about?
This pioneering film in the history of African-American cinema, released two years before "A Raisin In The Sun", is the coming-of-age story of a Black high-school student living in a middle-class white neighborhood in the late '50s.
How long is Take a Giant Step?
Take a Giant Step has a runtime of 100 minutes.
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