Blackboard Jungle (film, 1955)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Blackboard_Jungle_(film,_1955)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Evan_Hunter
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:National_Board_of_Review_Award_for_Top_Ten_Films
gptkbp:basedOn gptkb:Blackboard_Jungle_(novel)
gptkbp:boxOfficeGross $8.1 million (US/Canada rentals)
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Russell_Harlan
gptkbp:colorProcess black-and-white
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:director gptkb:Richard_Brooks
gptkbp:distributedBy gptkb:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:editingBy gptkb:Ferris_Webster
gptkbp:filmingLocation gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:genre gptkb:crime
drama
gptkbp:hasTheme education
social issues
juvenile delinquency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Blackboard Jungle (film, 1955)
gptkbp:influenced popularity of rock and roll in mainstream culture
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:musicBy gptkb:Charles_Wolcott
gptkbp:nominatedFor gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Film_Editing
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture
gptkb:Academy_Award_for_Best_Screenplay
gptkbp:notableCast gptkb:Margaret_Hayes
gptkb:Louis_Calhern
gptkb:Richard_Kiley
gptkb:Jamie_Farr
gptkb:Paul_Mazursky
gptkb:Rafael_Campos
gptkb:Emile_Meyer
gptkbp:notableFor use of 'Rock Around the Clock' by Bill Haley & His Comets
gptkbp:plotSummary A new teacher faces violence and delinquency in an inner-city school.
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:United_States_National_Film_Registry
gptkbp:producer gptkb:Pandro_S._Berman
gptkbp:productionCompany gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:releaseDate March 20, 1955
gptkbp:runtime 101 minutes
gptkbp:screenwriter gptkb:Richard_Brooks
gptkbp:setIn gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:Anne_Francis
gptkb:Glenn_Ford
gptkb:Vic_Morrow
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bill_Haley_&_His_Comets
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6