Blackboard Jungle
They turned a school into a jungle!
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1955-03-25
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
150
Vote Average
6.9
Glenn Ford
Richard Dadier
Anne Francis
Ann Dadier
Louis Calhern
Jim Murdock
Margaret Hayes
Lois Judby Hammond
John Hoyt
Mr. Warneke
Richard Kiley
Joshua Y. Edwards
Emile Meyer
Mr. Halloran
Warner Anderson
Dr. Bradley
Basil Ruysdael
Prof. A.R. Kraal
Sidney Poitier
Gregory W. Miller
Vic Morrow
Artie West
Dan Terranova
Belazi
Rafael Campos
Pete V. Morales
Paul Mazursky
Emmanuel Stoker
Horace McMahon
Detective
Jamie Farr
Santini
Danny Dennis
De Lica
David Alpert
Lou Savoldi (uncredited)
Jimmy Ames
Man (uncredited)
Dwayne Avery
Student (uncredited)
Ben Avila
Student (uncredited)
Henny Backus
Miss Brady (uncredited)
Doyle Baker
Wilson (uncredited)
Beau Buchanan
Student (uncredited)
Benny Burt
Bartender (uncredited)
Joan Danton
Irate Mother (uncredited)
Valentin de Vargas
Latino Student (uncredited)
Richard Deacon
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Gary Diamond
Child (uncredited)
James Drury
Hospital Attendant (uncredited)
Del Erickson
Student (uncredited)
John Erman
Daly (uncredited)
Robert Foulk
George Katz (uncredited)
Jack Gargan
Electrician (uncredited)
Enzo Giobbe
Student (uncredited)
Chuck Hicks
Applicant (uncredited)
Paul Hoffman
Mr. Lefkowitz (uncredited)
Teddy Infuhr
Needles (uncredited)
Tommy Ivo
Frightened Student (uncredited)
Ike Jones
Mechanic (uncredited)
Nikki Juston
Woman (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Italian Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Carl Kress
Peewee (uncredited)
Mickey Little
Boy on Bus (uncredited)
Tom McKee
Manners (uncredited)
Jerry Mickelsen
Krauss (uncredited)
Peter Miller
Joe Murray (uncredited)
Jimmy Murphy
Frank Adams (uncredited)
Dorothy Neumann
Miss Panucci (uncredited)
Manuel París
Italian Restaurant Proprietor (uncredited)
Virginia Pherrin
Teacher in Lounge (uncredited)
Chris Randall
Levy (uncredited)
William Rhinehart
Man (uncredited)
Steven Roberts
Boy on Bus (uncredited)
Willard Sage
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
B.W. Sandefur
Student (uncredited)
Emil Sitka
Father (uncredited)
Bobby Somers
Student (uncredited)
Lee Stanley
Kid (uncredited)
Steve Stevens
Boy on Bus (uncredited)
Yoshihiro Tomita
Tomita (uncredited)
Skip Torgerson
Boy on Bus (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Bystander at Accident Scene (uncredited)
Martha Wentworth
Mrs. Brophy (uncredited)
Jerry Wynne
Murphy (uncredited)
8.2
A Clockwork Orange
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?
1971-12-19 | en
7.2
The Outsiders
When two poor Greasers, Johnny and Ponyboy, are assaulted by a vicious gang, the Socs, and Johnny kills one of the attackers, tension begins to mount between the two rival gangs, setting off a turbulent chain of events.
1983-03-25 | en
8.1
The Young and the Damned
A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent life in the infamous slums of Mexico City; among them Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
1950-12-09 | es
7.6
Sleepers
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes place to charge him for the crimes.
1996-10-18 | en
7.3
The Public Enemy
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.
1931-04-23 | en
4.0
The Fatal Comma
Silviya is an excellent student, favorite of the teachers, but she does not do well in math. Silviya puts a comma in the school journal between the number 1 and 9 in the absences column in order to hide her absence from math class. The school regulation is set; three absences mean an administrative punishment. Two of her innocent classmates are punished, numbers 1 and 9, not number 19, which is Silviya. The teachers trust the "good girl". Silviya feels guilty.She is struggling between right and wrong. She must find the right answer for herself.
1979-03-19 | bg
7.0
Age of Nudity
The story deals with a juvenile delinquent gang surviving through petty thievery. However, everything gets screwed up when they accidentally steal big bucks from the Yakuza.
1959-09-07 | ja
8.3
A Brighter Summer Day
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan.
1991-07-27 | zh
6.0
These Dangerous Years
A Liverpool gang member wins a singing contest is then called up for National Service where he clashes with another soldier.
1957-07-03 | en
7.1
Birth of a Nation
A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to campaign against it.
1983-06-19 | en
8.0
The Violators
A New York City probation officer, noted for his sympathy with delinquents, put to a severe test when his daughter falls for a boy whom circumstances force into breaking the law.
1957-11-30 | en
6.0
Khamsa
After fleeing from his foster family, 11-years-old Khamsa returns to the gypsy camp where he was born. With his cousin, Tony "The Midget", Khamsa dreams of getting rich with cock fights. Nothing seems to have changed since he left, the card games, the Mediterranean Sea... Until his best friend, Coyote, meets Rachitique, a small-time crook. Very soon they pass from stealing scooters to armed robbery, and Khamsa quickly spirals down into delinquency.
2008-10-08 | fr
7.5
Angels with Dirty Faces
Childhood chums Rocky Sullivan and Jerry Connelly grow up on opposite sides of the fence: Rocky matures into a prominent gangster, while Jerry becomes a priest, tending to the needs of his old tenement neighborhood.
1938-11-26 | en
5.0
Black Pearls
Reform school teacher tries to carry his class to the right path by teaching them diving.
1958-04-16 | sh
8.0
Delinquent Parents
A woman is forced to keep her marriage and past indiscretions a secret from those she loves.
1938-07-15 | en
7.0
Female Trouble
Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.
1974-10-11 | en
6.6
Kinsey
Kinsey is a portrait of researcher Alfred Kinsey, driven to uncover the most private secrets of a nation. What begins for Kinsey as a scientific endeavor soon takes on an intensely personal relevance, ultimately becoming an unexpected journey into the mystery of human behavior.
2004-09-04 | en
6.5
Freeway
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
1996-08-23 | en
8.2
Mommy
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
2014-09-19 | fr
5.9
All About the Benjamins
Bounty hunter Bucum Jackson teams with the small-time con artist, Reggie Wright, that he is pursuing, in an attempt to locate a missing stash of diamonds and a lottery ticket worth millions of dollars. Bucum and Reggie find themselves in a race to the finish as they embark on an unlikely partnership that should -- when all is said and done -- prove beneficial to them both.
2002-03-08 | en