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Blackboard Jungle
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Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American drama film directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Pandro S. Berman. The screenplay was written by Evan Hunter and Richard Brooks, with cinematography by Russell Harlan and editing by Ferris Webster. The film stars Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, and Sidney Poitier. It was produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and distributed by the same studio as well as Netflix.
Set in New York City, the movie explores themes of juvenile delinquency and teaching. It was released in the United States on March 19, March 25, and May 14, 1955. The runtime is 101 minutes, and the film is presented in black-and-white with a 4:3 aspect ratio. It is part of the National Film Registry.
The film received various review scores, including 7.4 out of 10, 67 out of 100, and 74 percent. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. The production design was handled by Cedric Gibbons.
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6.9Richard 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.
Cast
- Glenn Ford as Richard Dadier
- Anne Francis as Ann Dadier
- Louis Calhern as Jim Murdock
- Margaret Hayes as Lois Judby Hammond
- John Hoyt as Mr. Warneke
- Richard Kiley as Joshua Y. Edwards
Themes
- juvenile delinquent
- teaching
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Ratings
IMDb
7.4/10
10,287 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
75%
Metacritic
67/100
- Year
- 1955
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. 1 win & 6 nominations total
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Part of
- National Film Registry
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Richard Brooks
- Screenwriter
- Richard Brooks
- Cast member
- Valentin de Vargas
- Producer
- Pandro S. Berman
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Russell Harlan
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 934343
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Blackboard Jungle (1955 poster).jpg
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- Commons category
- Blackboard Jungle
- publication date
- 1955-05-14
- film editor
- Ferris Webster
- title
- Blackboard Jungle
- production designer
- Cedric Gibbons
- distributed by
- Netflix
- color
- black-and-white
- aspect ratio (W:H)
- 4:3
- review score
- 74%
- capital cost
- 1168000
- box office
- 5292000
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