| Blackboard Jungle | |
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.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Richard Brooks |
| Screenplay by | Richard Brooks |
| Based on | The Blackboard Jungle 1954 novel by Evan Hunter |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | Glenn Ford Anne Francis Louis Calhern Margaret Hayes |
| Cinematography | Russell Harlan |
| Edited by | Ferris Webster |
| Music by | Max C. Freedman, Jimmy DeKnight (song "Rock Around the Clock") (uncredited), Willis Holman (song "Blackboard Jungle"), Jenny Lou Carson (song "Let Me Go, Lover!"; uncredited) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Loew's Inc. |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,168,000[2] |
| Box office | $8,144,000[2] |
Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American social drama film about an English teacher in an interracial inner-city school, based on the 1954 novel The Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunter and adapted for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks. It is remembered for its innovative use of rock and roll in its soundtrack, for casting grown adults as high school teens, and for the unique breakout role of a black cast member, Sidney Poitier, as a rebellious yet musically talented student.
In 2016, Blackboard Jungle was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3][4]
- ^ "Blackboard Jungle - Details". Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ a b The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study.
- ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ^ "With "20,000 Leagues," the National Film Registry Reaches 700". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-09-17.