Take a Giant Step

Take a Giant Step

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1959-12-01

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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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.

Released

1959-12-01

Runtime

100

Director

Philip Leacock

Budget

$300000

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Production

Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions

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    Johnny Nash

    Johnny Nash
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    Estelle Hemsley

    Estelle Hemsley
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    Ruby Dee

    Ruby Dee
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    Frederick O'Neal

    Frederick O'Neal
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    Beah Richards

    Beah Richards
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    Ellen Holly

    Ellen Holly
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    Paulene Myers

    Paulene Myers
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    Royce Wallace

    Royce Wallace
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    Frances Foster

    Frances Foster
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    Roy Glenn

    Roy Glenn
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    Dee Pollock

    Dee Pollock
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    Bill Walker

    Bill Walker
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    Bernie Hamilton

    Bernie Hamilton
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    Delmar Erickson

    Delmar Erickson
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    Sherman Raskin

    Sherman Raskin