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Blackboard Jungle is a american film of genre Drama directed by Richard Brooks released in USA on 25 march 1955 with Glenn Ford

Blackboard Jungle (1955)

Blackboard Jungle
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Released in USA 25 march 1955
Length 1h41
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Action,    Crime
Rating73% 3.6953053.6953053.6953053.6953053.695305

Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inter-racial inner-city school, based on the novel of the same name by Evan Hunter and adapted for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks. It is remembered for its innovative use of rock and roll in its soundtrack and for the unusual breakout role of a black Bahamian-American cast member, future Oscar winner and star Sidney Poitier as a rebellious student.

Synopsis

Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) is a new teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils, led by student Gregory Miller (Sidney Poitier), frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the pupils. He is subjected to violence as well as duplicitous schemes; he first suspects Miller, but later realizes that Artie West (Vic Morrow) is the perpetrator, and challenges him in a classroom showdown.

Actors

Glenn Ford

(Richard Dadier)
Anne Francis

(Ann Dadier)
Louis Calhern

(Jim Murdock)
Sidney Poitier

(Gregory W. Miller)
Margaret Hayes

(Lois Judby Hammond)
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