Blackboard Jungle (1955)
- Directed by
- Richard Brooks
- Genre
- drama film, teen film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.9 of 10 from 163 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A new English teacher at a tough inner-city high school faces a classroom of defiant and violent students. He struggles to earn their respect while trying to make a difference against a backdrop of delinquency and racial tension.
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What happens
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. It is remembered for its innovative use of rock and roll in its soundtrack, for casting grown adults as high-school teens, and for the unique breakout role of a black cast member, Sidney Poitier, as rebellious yet musically talented student Gregory Miller. Upon release in March 1955, Blackboard Jungle provoked significant controversy for its depiction of violence and juvenile delinquency in urban public schools, sparking riots in some theaters, widespread denouncement from educators and civic groups, and banning or censorship in certain cities and countries. The film's use of "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets marked the first instance of a major Hollywood film featuring rock and roll music; it is also credited for introducing rock and roll to mainstream America. Blackboard Jungle has since been recognized as a landmark film of the era, and an important influence on the emerging youth culture of the 1950s. In 2016, it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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