Take a Giant Step (1959)

Take a Giant Step

1959

1h 40m

5.2

5.2/10

9 votes • View on IMDb

"From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Budget: $300,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies

Hecht-Hill-Lancaster Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Spoken Languages

English

Keywords

high school loss of virginity coming of age racism maid older woman younger man relationship sexual awakening running away barflies expelled from school angry young man grandmother grandson relationship cruel reality young black kid black family fake friends

Quick Facts

Release Date	December 1, 1959
Status	Released
Language	EN
IMDb ID	tt0053331

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