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)
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