Directed by:
Richard BrooksScreenplay:
Richard BrooksCinematography:
Russell HarlanComposer:
Charles WolcottCast:
Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Margaret Hayes, John Hoyt, Richard Kiley, Warner Anderson, Basil Ruysdael, Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow, Paul Mazursky (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Richard Dadier, a new teacher at inner city North Manual High, is a man eager to make a difference. Topics such as racial and sexual tensions, gang violence and apathy were topics Blackboard Jungle tackled 50 years ago that are still hot-button issues in schools. Glenn Ford as Dadier clings to his ideals and pays a price vying with teen misfits led by Vic Morrow and, in a star-making performance, a young Sidney Poitier. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Glenn Ford](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/275/163275172_be5374.jpg)
Glenn Ford
Canada
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Gilda (1946)
Texas (1941)
![Anne Francis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/105/792/105792675_d2db62.jpg)
Anne Francis
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Funny Girl (1968)
![Louis Calhern](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/500/500013_527ae0.jpg)
Louis Calhern
USA
Best movies:
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Julius Caesar (1953)
20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)
![Margaret Hayes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309517_97e2e7.jpg)
Margaret Hayes
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Saboteur (1942)
![John Hoyt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/036/677/36677235_9136bf.jpg)
John Hoyt
USA
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Cleopatra (1963)
Julius Caesar (1953)
![Richard Kiley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/087/190/87190005_eaa0e3.jpg)
Richard Kiley
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
Jurassic Park (1993)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
![Warner Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/147/172/147172611_ee8078.jpg)
Warner Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Detective Story (1951)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
![Basil Ruysdael](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/445/159445222_f715f0.jpg)
Basil Ruysdael
USA
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
Colorado Territory (1949)
![Sidney Poitier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/387/164387863_857bca.png)
Sidney Poitier
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
To Sir, with Love (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
![Vic Morrow](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/933/164933565_5f80fe.jpg)
Vic Morrow
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Cimarron (1960)
![Paul Mazursky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268050_f1715a.jpg)
Paul Mazursky
USA
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Antz (1998)
![Jamie Farr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/088/162088902_bf71cc.jpg)
Jamie Farr
USA
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
Arnold (1973)
![John Erman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886982_10b0d8.jpg)
John Erman
USA
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Peter Miller
USA
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
![James Drury](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/124/120/124120226_cdba7f.jpg)
James Drury
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
![Richard Deacon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/779/158779809_3dceee.jpg)
Richard Deacon
USA
Best movies:
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
The Proud Ones (1956)
![Kenner G. Kemp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/630/161630545_8fe94b.jpg)
Kenner G. Kemp
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Limelight (1952)
![Arthur Tovey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/376/159376088_84a67d.jpg)
Arthur Tovey
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
Back to the Future (1985)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Paul Hoffman
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Marty (1955)
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959)
Dwayne Avery
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)