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Blackboard Jungle (1955)  link to Blackboard Jungle on IMDb  

Number: 614

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IMDb Rating:
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7.4/10 (6.8K votes)

Also known as: The Blackboard Jungle (USA)

Country: United States, 101 minutes

Spoken languages: English

Genres: Crime, Drama

Director(s): Richard Brooks

Storyline:
War veteran Rick Dadier is one of three new teachers hired at North Manual High School, an inner city boys school. This is his first teaching assignment, which he needs to support himself and his insecure pregnant wife, Anne. Despite Principle Warnecke's assertions to the contrary, Dadier quickly learns that the rumors of student discipline problems at the school are indeed true. The established teachers at the school try to counsel the newcomers, all inexperienced in such situations, as how best to handle the rowdy students. Regardless, Dadier tries to exert discipline in his class, which provokes a violent response. Dadier believes the student leaders against him are Artie West, but more specifically Gregory Miller, who he thinks uses the fact of being black as a means of racial provocation. Dadier has to decide either to leave and teach at a "real" school, or stay and figure out how to get through to his students. If he decides to stay, he has to figure out who the real disruptive ...

Cast:

Glenn Ford Richard Dadier
Anne Francis Anne Dadier
Louis Calhern Jim Murdock
Margaret Hayes Lois Judby Hammond
John Hoyt Mr. Warneke

Medium: DVD R/RW, Dolby Digital 5.1 - English

Location: Drawer 2 Slot 128

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 2.55:1