Blackboard Jungle (1955)
They turned a school into a jungle!
101 min
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils 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.
- Release date
- March 19, 1955
- Country of origin
- United States
Trailer
Cast
- Glenn Ford as Richard Dadier
- Anne Francis as Anne Dadier
- Louis Calhern as Jim Murdock
- Margaret Hayes as Lois Judby Hammond
- John Hoyt as Mr. Warneke
- Richard Kiley as Joshua Y. Edwards
- Emile Meyer as Mr. Halloran
- Warner Anderson as Dr. Bradley
- Basil Ruysdael as Prof. A.R. Kraal
- Sidney Poitier as Gregory W. Miller
Crew
- Richard Brooks · Director
- Richard Brooks · Writer
- Evan Hunter · Writer
- Pandro S. Berman · Producer
- Russell Harlan · Cinematographer
- Ferris Webster · Editor