Take a Giant Step

Year: 1959

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Philip Leacock

Drama

After being expelled from his elite private school for confronting a teacher, African‑American teen Spence Scott turns to his grandmother for guidance. Living in a predominantly white neighborhood, he feels alienated and seeks refuge in a bar in a Black community, where encounters with prostitutes only deepen his isolation. He eventually bonds with the housekeeper, Christin, who shares her own painful history, offering him perspective.

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