Blackboard Jungle

1955

Crime / Drama

6
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 75% · 28 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 77% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 7.4/10 10 10675 10.7K

juvenile delinquent teaching

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Plot summary

Richard 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.

Director

Richard Brooks Photo
Richard Brooks

Top cast

Horace McMahon Photo
Horace McMahon as Detective
Chuck Hicks Photo
Chuck Hicks as Applicant
Robert Foulk Photo
Robert Foulk as George Katz
James Drury Photo
James Drury as Hospital Attendant
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923.07 MB
1280*722
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 3
1.67 GB
1916*1080
English 2.0
Approved
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 40 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Jeff S 9 / 10

A timeless film with a profound message

A timeless film with a profound message.
Reviewed by Joel H 6 / 10

Blackboard Jungle definitely has its ups and downs

Blackboard Jungle definitely has its ups and downs. There were times when I was feeling real stress about the fictional situations whereas, at other times, the story got so melodramatic that it felt like an after school special. The real shining star here is Sidney Poitier, who steals the spotlight in every scene that he's in. Vic Morrow is no slouch, either, as he becomes a character that you truly dislike. I think better inspirational teacher movies have come out since then, but you can tell that Blackboard Jungle set a standard for those types of films and made a big impression on audiences of that era.
Reviewed by Russ G 2 / 10

Another 50's film that hasn't aged well. Useful

Another 50's film that hasn't aged well. Useful only for viewing footage of a long ago era. I think it's notable only for the soundtrack having "Rock Around the Clock" in the opening credits. In this era, the troublemakers would simply have been expelled. A "secondary" [ie, high school] education wasn't considered essential to earn a living at that time so they would all have flunked out or been kicked out. The one interesting casting choice, besides Vic Morrow better known for the 60's TV series "Combat!" is Sydney Pottier who later did a role reversal in "To Sir, with Love."
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