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Blackboard Jungle

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Richard Brooks
Produced by Pandro S. Berman
Written by Richard Brooks,
based on the novel by Evan Hunter
Starring Glenn Ford
Anne Francis
Louis Calhern
Sidney Poitier
Music by Max Freedman (song "Rock Around the Clock") (uncredited), Willis Holman (song “Blackboard Jungle”), Jenny Lou Carson (song "Let Me Go, Lover!" (uncredited)
Cinematography Russell Harlan
Editing by Ferris Webster
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s) March 19 1955 (U. Richard Brooks (May 18 1912 – March 11 1992 was an American Screenwriter, director, Novelist and occasional producer. Pandro Samuel Berman ( March 28, 1905 &ndash July 13, 1996) known as Pandro S Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American Anne Francis (born September 16 1930 in Ossining New York) is an American Actress, famous for her role in the Science fiction film classic Louis Calhern ( February 19, 1895 &ndash May 12, 1956) was an American stage and screen actor Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy For the movie named after the song see Rock Around the Clock (film. Jenny Lou Carson, ( January 13, 1915 - December 16, 1978) was an American county singer/songwriter and the first woman to write a #1 country music " Let Me Go Lover! " a popular Song, was written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill a pseudonym used by Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey and Russell B Harlan, ASC ( September 16, 1903 - February 28, 1974) was an American Cinematographer. Ferris Webster ( April 29 1912 – February 4 1989) an American Film editor, was nominated for Academy Awards Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls S. release)
Running time 101 min.
Country United States
Language English
IMDb profile

Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 1955 in film involved some significant events Events November 3 - The musical Guys and Dolls Social commentary is the act of rebelling against a government by means of rhetorical propaganda It is based on the novel of the same name by Evan Hunter.

Contents

Synopsis

Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils, led by an African American student, Gregory Miller (Sidney Poitier), frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Gwyllyn Samuel Newton "Glenn" Ford ( May 1, 1916 &ndash August 30, 2006) was a Canadian -born American African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy Dadier challenges both staff and pupils but the conflict results in anonymous phone call threats against his family. Dadier suspects Artie West (Vic Morrow) as the one making the calls, and challenges him on this. Victor "Vic" Morrow ( February 14, 1929 &ndash July 23, 1982) was an American actor

Cultural impact

Music and teen culture

The film has also been credited with sparking the Rock and Roll revolution by featuring Bill Haley & His Comets's Rock Around the Clock, initially a B-side, over the film's opening credits, establishing that song as an instant classic. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African This article is specifically about the rock and roll band See Bill Haley for biographical information regarding Haley himself For the movie named after the song see Rock Around the Clock (film. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s The music led to a huge teenage audience for the film: their exuberance sometimes overflowed into violence and vandalism at screenings. [1] In this sense, it has been seen as marking the start of a period of visible teenage rebellion in the late 20th century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on

In March 2005, the 50th anniversary of the release of the film, and the subsequent rise in popularity of Rock and Roll, was marked by a series of "Rock is Fifty" celebrations in Los Angeles and New York City, involving the surviving members of the original Bill Haley & His Comets. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City of New York The film itself made its North American DVD debut on May 10, 2005.

Genre

Blackboard Jungle was the first of what would become a popular genre: the film in which an idealistic teacher is confronted with a class of cynical teenagers, who have disengaged from conventional schooling. In Film theory, genre refers to the primary method of film categorization based on similarities in the narrative elements from which films are constructed As so often in later films, issues of race and class lie at the heart of the dynamics. Subsequent films that exploited the theme include: To Sir, with Love (1967; starring Poitier as a black teacher in a white school), Class of 1984 (1982), The Principal (1987), Stand and Deliver (1988), Lean on Me and Dead Poets Society (both 1989), Class of 1999 (1990), Dangerous Minds (1995), The Substitute (1996), One Eight Seven (1997), and Freedom Writers (2007)

Cast

The cast included:

This was the debut film for Morrow and Farah and one of Poitier's earliest. Sir Sidney Poitier, KBE (ˈpwɑːtie born February 20, 1927) is an Oscar - Golden Globe - BAFTA - and Grammy Victor "Vic" Morrow ( February 14, 1929 &ndash July 23, 1982) was an American actor Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934) is an American television and Film Actor and popular Game show Farah later changed his name to Jamie Farr. Jamie Farr (born Jameel Joseph Farah on July 1, 1934) is an American television and Film Actor and popular Game show

Awards


Trivia

References

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External links

http://www.destgulch.com/movies/bjungle/

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