The Blackboard Jungle

(1955)

Synopsis

An early film study of teens gone wild chronicles the efforts of an idealistic and dedicated teacher trying to cope with his classroom full of incorrigibles, including knife-wielding punks, in an urban high school. The film launched Bill Haley & the Comets' rock-and-roll anthem "Rock Around the Clock."

Directors

Richard Brooks, Richard Brooks, Pandro S. Berman, Russell Harlan, Henry Grace, Cedric Gibbons

Production year

1955

Rating

TV-14

Studio

Warner Bros.

Runtime

100 minutes

Cast

Glenn Ford, Anne Francis, Louis Calhern, Sidney Poitier, Margaret Hayes