USA,
1955, 101 min
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 (3)
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)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1956 - Richard Brooks (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 1956 - Russell Harlan (Best Cinematography (Black-and-White))
- 1956 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1956 - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration (Black-and-White)