Blackboard Jungle (1955)
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.
- Released
- 1955-03-25
- Genres
- Crime, Drama
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Richard Brooks, Richard Brooks
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 166 votes
Cast
- Glenn Ford as Richard Dadier
- Anne Francis as Ann Dadier
- Louis Calhern as Jim Murdock
- Margaret Hayes as Lois Judby Hammond
- John Hoyt as Mr. Warneke
- Richard Kiley as Joshua Y. Edwards
- Emile Meyer as Mr. Halloran
- Warner Anderson as Dr. Bradley
- Basil Ruysdael as Prof. A.R. Kraal
- Sidney Poitier as Gregory W. Miller
- Vic Morrow as Artie West
- Dan Terranova as Belazi