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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.
- $8,144,000
- Pandro S. Berman
- $1,168,000
Blackboard Jungle: Directed by Richard Brooks. With Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes. A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.
- Richard Brooks
- 118
- 3 min
IMDb provides the full list of cast and crew members for the 1955 film Blackboard Jungle, directed by Richard Brooks and starring Glenn Ford and Sidney Poitier. See the names, roles, and credits of actors, writers, producers, and more.
Summaries. 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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A 1955 drama about a teacher (Glenn Ford) in a rough New York school, featuring Sidney Poitier and rock music. See the critics' and audience's opinions, photos, cast and crew, and where to watch the film.
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- Glenn Ford
- Richard Brooks
- Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Trivia. Notes. Brief Synopsis. An idealistic teacher confronts the realities of juvenile delinquency. Cast & Crew. Read More. Richard Brooks. Director. Glenn Ford. Richard Dadier. Anne Francis. Anne Dadier. Louis Calhern. Jim Murdock. Margaret Hayes. Lois Judby Hammond. John Hoyt. Mr. Warnecke.
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.
