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Richard Dadier
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Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American social drama film about an English teacher in an interracial inner-city school, based on the 1954 novel The Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunter and adapted for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks.
A new teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school faces resistance from both students and faculty. The film, based on a novel, was controversial for its realistic depiction of juvenile delinquency and was censored in the UK.
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- Crime, Drama
- Richard Brooks
- 1955-03-25
Blackboard Jungle (1955) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Blackboard Jungle, American social-commentary film, released in 1955, that highlighted violence in urban schools and also helped spark the rock-and-roll revolution by featuring the hit song “Rock Around the Clock” (1954) by Bill Haley and His Comets. It was the first major film to feature rock.
- Lee Pfeiffer
A classic drama film based on a novel by Evan Hunter, starring Glenn Ford as a teacher who faces the challenges of juvenile delinquency in a New York school. See the synopsis, cast, photos, videos, awards, and trivia of this 1955 movie on TCM.
- Richard Brooks, Joel Freeman, Buddy Messinger
- Glenn Ford
A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty. War veteran Rick Dadier is one of three new teachers hired at North Manual High School, an inner city boys school.
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The Blackboard Jungle. Glen Ford is riveting as a dedicated teacher whose idealism fades under the tensions that rip his classroom apart. Anne Francis and Sidney Poitier co-star. 657 IMDb 7.4 1 h 40 min 1955. X-Ray 18+.
