Blackboard Jungle
“They turned a school into a jungle!”
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.
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Cast
65 people
Glenn Ford
Richard Dadier
Known for
The Big Heat
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Anne Francis
Ann Dadier
Known for
Forbidden Planet
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Louis Calhern
Jim Murdock
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Notorious
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Margaret Hayes
Lois Judby Hammond
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Sullivan's Travels
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John Hoyt
Mr. Warneke
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Richard Kiley
Joshua Y. Edwards
Known for
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Emile Meyer
Mr. Halloran
Known for
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Shane
Warner Anderson
Dr. Bradley
Known for
Destination Moon
Rio Conchos
Basil Ruysdael
Prof. A.R. Kraal
Known for
Broken Arrow
Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier
Sidney Poitier
Gregory W. Miller
Known for
In the Heat of the Night
The Jackal
Vic Morrow
Artie West
Known for
Combat!
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Dan Terranova
Belazi
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Crime in the Streets
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Richard Brooks Director · Evan Hunter Author Charles Wolcott Composer
Worldwide gross $8.1M · Budget $1.2M · United States release March 25, 1955
Box office
Budget
$1,168,000
Worldwide gross
$8,144,000
Gross vs. budget
7.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Italian
Release dates
United States · March 19, 1955
Premiere · New York City, New York
United States · March 25, 1955
Theatrical
Netherlands
September 14, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
March 25, 1955 · Theatrical
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