The Blackboard Jungle
(1955)
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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."
Directors
Richard Brooks, Richard Brooks, Pandro S. Berman, Russell Harlan, Henry Grace, Cedric Gibbons
Production year
1955
Rating
TV-14
Studio
Warner Bros.
Runtime
100 minutes
Cast
Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Sidney Poitier, Margaret Hayes