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)
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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
Canada
Best movies:
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Gilda (1946)
The Big Heat (1953)
Anne Francis
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Funny Girl (1968)
Louis Calhern
USA
Best movies:
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Margaret Hayes
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Saboteur (1942)
John Hoyt
USA
Best movies:
Spartacus (1960)
Cleopatra (1963)
Julius Caesar (1953)
Richard Kiley
USA
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Warner Anderson
USA
Best movies:
Detective Story (1951)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Basil Ruysdael
USA
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Colorado Territory (1949)
Carrie (1952)
Sidney Poitier
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
To Sir, with Love (1967)
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
Vic Morrow
USA
Best movies:
Roots (1977) (series)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Cimarron (1960)
Paul Mazursky
USA
Best movies:
Carlito's Way (1993)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Antz (1998)
Jamie Farr
USA
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
Arnold (1973)
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
USA
Best movies:
Maverick (1994)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Forbidden Planet (1956)
Richard Deacon
USA
Best movies:
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
The Proud Ones (1956)
Kenner G. Kemp
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Limelight (1952)
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)
Count the Hours (1953)
Marty (1955)
Dwayne Avery
Best movies:
Blackboard Jungle (1955)