Take a Giant Step 65 years old

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.

Credits

Take a Giant Step Cast

Name Character
Ruby Dee She was 37, 91 years old when she died as Christine
Frederick O'Neal He was 54, 87 years old when he died as Lem Scott
Dee Pollock He was 22, 68 years old when he died as Tony
Estelle Hemsley She was 72, 81 years old when she died as Grandmother Martin
Frances Foster She was 35, 73 years old when she died as Poppy
Johnny Nash He was 19, 80 years old when he died as Spencer Scott
Bernie Hamilton He was 31, 80 years old when he died as Bar Sharpie
Delmar Erickson He was 16, now 81 years old as Bobby
Roy Glenn He was 45, 56 years old when he died as Minister
Beah Richards She was 39, 80 years old when she died as May Scott
Ellen Holly She was 28, now 93 years old as Carol
Bill Walker He was 8, 44 years old when he died as Frank

Take a Giant Step Crew

Name Department
Edward Carrere as Art Direction. He was 53 (78) years old when He died Art
Russell A. Gausman as Set Decoration. He was 67 (70) years old when He died Art
Frank Gross as Editor. He was 40 (86) years old when He died Editing
Oliver Emert as Set Decoration. He was 56 (72) years old when He died Art
Philip Leacock as Director. He was 42 (72) years old when He died Directing
Arthur E. Arling as Director of Photography. He was 53 (85) years old when He died Camera
Julius J. Epstein as Producer. He was 50 (91) years old when He died Production
Julius J. Epstein as Screenplay. He was 50 (91) years old when He died Writing
Jack Marshall as Original Music Composer. He was 47 (76) years old when He died Sound
Take a Giant Step poster
Take a Giant Step (65 years)

From Playground to hunting ground - in a bar!

  • Release day: Tuesday, December 01, 1959
  • Runtime: 100 minutes
  • Budget: 300000.00