Blackboard Jungle (1955)
Directed by Richard Brooks · 101 min · Crime, Drama
43.9 TOPICAL score · #2,368 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Blackboard Jungle (1955, directed by Richard Brooks) has a TOPICAL score of 43.9 - ranked 2,368 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on historical impact and awards, and lowest on cast. It won 0 awards from 4 nominations. Critics: 74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 67. Audiences: TMDB 6.9/10 (165 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 31 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.
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- Critics74% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.4/10 critics' average · Metacritic 67
- AudienceTMDB 6.9/10 (165 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 4 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 31 languages · National Film Registry
- Still read16,190 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Glenn Ford (actor #930), Anne Francis (actor #1,226), Louis Calhern (actor #641), Margaret Hayes