Take a Giant Step

1959

1h 40m

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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.

Writers

Louis S. Peterson(screenplay by)
Louis S. Peterson(theatre play by)
Julius J. Epstein(screenplay by)
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Johnny Nash
Spencer Scott
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Estelle Hemsley
Grandmother Martin
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Ruby Dee
Christine
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Beah Richards
May Scott
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Ellen Holly
The Girl in the Bar
Royce Wallace
Rose Thompson
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Roy Glenn
Minister
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Bernie Hamilton
Bar Sharpie

Writers

Louis S. Peterson(screenplay by)
Louis S. Peterson(theatre play by)
Julius J. Epstein(screenplay by)

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Release date

December 1, 1959 (United States)

Country of origin

United States of America

Language

English

Production company

Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions

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Box office

Budget

$300,000

Gross worldwide

$0

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