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Take A Giant Step
''Take a Giant Step'' is a 1959 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Philip Leacock. The plot concerns a black teenager living in a predominantly white environment and having trouble coping as he reaches an age at which the realities of racism are beginning to affect his life more directly and pointedly than they had in his childhood. Adapted from the Broadway play by Louis S. Peterson, the film stars Johnny Nash — who would ultimately become more well known for his singing career, including the hit song "I Can See Clearly Now" — as the lead character, Spencer "Spence" Scott. Co-stars included Ruby Dee as the Scott family's housekeeper, Estelle Hemsley as Grandma Martin (Hemsley was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for best supporting actress), and Beah Richards as Spence's mother. The movie's executive producer was Burt Lancaster through his Hecht-Hill-Lancaster production company. Plot Spencer "Spence" Scott (Johnny Nash) is a 17-year-old black high school sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Leacock
Philip David Charles Leacock (8 October 1917 – 14 July 1990) was an English television and film director and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock. Career Born in London, England, Leacock spent his childhood in the Canary Islands. He began his career directing documentaries and later turned to fiction films. He was known for his films about children, particularly '' The Kidnappers'' (US: ''The Little Kidnappers'', 1953), which gained Honorary Juvenile Acting Oscars for two of its performers, and '' The Spanish Gardener'' (1956) starring Dirk Bogarde. He also directed '' Innocent Sinners'' (1958) with Flora Robson, '' The Rabbit Trap'' (1959) with Ernest Borgnine, and '' The War Lover'' (1962) with Steve McQueen, based on John Hersey's novel about a World War II pilot. He began to work mainly in Hollywood, where he made '' Take a Giant Step'' (1959) about a black youth's encounter with racism and '' Let No Man Write My Epitaph'' (1960) about an asp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |