Movie
Blackboard Jungle
Crime film with a runtime of 100 minutes, released in 1955. Presented in English.
At a Glance
Synopsis
An early film study of teens gone wild chronicles the efforts of an idealistic and dedicated teacher trying to cope with his classroom full of incorrigibles, including knife-wielding punks, in an urban high school. The film launched Bill Haley & the Comets' rock-and-roll anthem "Rock Around the Clock.", This gritty, unflinching film centers on Richard Dadier, a war vet who gets a job teaching in a tough inner-city school. An idealist, he honestly believes he can make a difference with the kids, but unfortunately, he gets no support from the rest of the faculty.
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Cast
- Glenn Ford
- Anne Francis
- Louis Calhern
- Sidney Poitier
- Margaret Hayes
- John Hoyt
- Richard Kiley
- Maggie Hayes
- Emile Meyer
- Emile G. Meyer
- Warner Anderson
- Basil Ruysdael
- Vic Morrow
- Dan Terranova
- Rafael Campos
- Paul Mazursky
- Horace MacMahon
- Horace McMahon
- Jameel Farah
- Danny Dennis
- Richard Deacon
- Dorothy Neumann
- Virginia Pherrin
- Chris G. Randall
- Henny Backus
- David Alpert
- Robert Foulk
- Peter Miller
- Paul Hoffman
- Yoski Tomita
- Tom McKee
- Manuel ParÃs
- Jamie Farr
- Teddy Infuhr
- Edwin B. Willis
- Russell Harlan
- Cedric Gibbons
- Henry Grace
- Ferris Webster
- Evan Hunter
- Wesley C. Miller
- Richard Brooks
- Randall Duell
