The Blackboard Jungle

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkb:film
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jamie_Farr
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:television_series
gptkb:1955
gptkb:film
The Blackboard Jungle (film)
gptkbp:author gptkb:Evan_Hunter
gptkbp:awards gptkb:musical
gptkb:award
gptkb:0
Academy Award nominations
Nominated for 3 Academy Awards.
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:novel
The Blackboard Jungle (novel)
The Blackboard Jungle (1955 film)
novel by Evan Hunter
gptkbp:box_office $1.5 million
$4 million
$4.5 million
gptkbp:budget $10 million
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Richard_Kiley
gptkb:James_Gregory
gptkb:Ellen_Corby
gptkb:Dabney_Coleman
gptkb:Rudy_Vallee
gptkb:Richard_Brooks
gptkb:James_Drury
gptkb:Richard_Deacon
gptkb:Earl_Holliman
gptkb:Warren_Oates
gptkb:Anne_Francis
gptkb:Glenn_Ford
gptkb:Mickey_Rooney
gptkb:Robert_Duvall
gptkb:John_Marley
gptkb:Robert_F._Simon
gptkb:Murray_Hamilton
gptkb:Mildred_Dunnock
gptkb:John_Fiedler
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:Vic_Morrow
gptkb:Paul_Mazursky
gptkb:John_Aniston
gptkb:Patricia_Barry
gptkb:Louis_Calhern
gptkb:Robert_H._Harris
gptkb:John_Mc_Giver
Marlowe Morris
gptkbp:character gptkb:Mr._Orange
gptkb:Mr._Tellurium
gptkb:Mr._Meitnerium
gptkb:Mr._Pink
gptkb:Mr._Americium
gptkb:Mr._Protactinium
gptkb:Mr._Californium
gptkb:Mr._Mercury
gptkb:Mr._Curium
gptkb:Mr._Copper
gptkb:Mr._Darmstadtium
gptkb:Julius
gptkb:Mickey
gptkb:Louise
gptkb:Mr._Blue
gptkb:Mr._Brown
gptkb:Angel_Guzman
gptkb:Mr._Richard_Dadier
gptkb:Mr._Gold
gptkb:Mr._Aluminum
gptkb:Mr._Copernicium
gptkb:Mr._Uranium
gptkb:Mr._Mendelevium
gptkb:Mr._Plutonium
gptkb:Mr._Fermium
gptkb:Mr._Seaborgium
gptkb:Mr._Nihonium
gptkb:Mr._Iridium
gptkb:Mr._Palladium
gptkb:Mr._Dubnium
gptkb:Mr._Actinium
gptkb:Mr._Moscovium
gptkb:Mr._Bohrium
gptkb:Mr._Green
gptkb:Mr._Radium
gptkb:Mr._Lawrencium
gptkb:Mr._Roentgenium
gptkb:Mr._Flerovium
gptkb:Mr._Polonium
gptkb:Mr._Hargrove
gptkb:Mr._White
gptkb:Mr._Smith
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Thompson
Mr. Red
Mr. Gray
Mr. Einsteinium
Mr. Silver
Mr. Neptunium
Mr. Nobelium
the students
Mr. Thallium
Mr. Livermorium
Mr. Mc Gowan
Mr. Mc Carthy
Mr. Cummings
Mr. Antimony
Mr. Arsenic
Mr. Bismuth
Mr. Bronze
Mr. Iron
Mr. Lead
Mr. Nickel
Mr. Osmium
Mr. Platinum
Mr. Purple
Mr. Steel
Mr. Tin
Mr. Yellow
Mr. Zinc
Mr. Astatine
Mr. Oganesson
Mr. Radon
Mr. Rhodium
Mr. Berkelium
Mr. Francium
Mr. Hassium
Mr. Rutherfordium
Mr. Tennessine
Mr. Rodriguez
Mr. Dwyer
Mr. Dadier
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:David_M._Walsh
gptkb:Burnett_Guffey
gptkb:Hal_Mohr
gptkbp:color Black-and-white
black and white
black-and-white
gptkbp:conflict social issues
teacher vs. students
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception controversial
mixed reviews
Mixed reviews upon release.
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced other media
influenced later films
depicted juvenile delinquency
inspired discussions on education reform
depiction of education system
inspired discussions on youth behavior
featured the song ' Rock Around the Clock'
Influenced the genre of juvenile delinquency films.
influenced education debates
gptkbp:cultural_significance Considered a classic of American cinema.
depicts social issues of the 1950s
gptkbp:depicts teacher-student relationships
high school life
gptkbp:directed_by gptkb:Richard_Brooks
gptkbp:director gptkb:Richard_Brooks
gptkb:Rick_Rosenthal
gptkbp:distributor gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:edited_by gptkb:George_Boemler
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Michael_Tronick
gptkbp:features gptkb:legal_case
racial tensions
gang violence
parental issues
classroom conflicts
school administration challenges
gptkbp:film_festival gptkb:film_festival
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Borough
gptkb:Los_Angeles
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:The_Blackboard_Jungle:_The_Sequel
gptkbp:follows a teacher's experience in a troubled school
a teacher's struggles
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Author
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:High_School
gptkbp:has_sequel gptkb:The_Blackboard_Jungle:_A_New_Beginning
gptkb:The_Blackboard_Jungle:_The_Final_Chapter
gptkb:The_Blackboard_Jungle:_The_Legacy
gptkb:The_Blackboard_Jungle:_The_Next_Generation
gptkb:The_Blackboard_Jungle:_The_Return
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Blackboard Jungle
gptkbp:influence American literature
social commentary
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Dangerous_Minds
gptkb:The_Outsiders
gptkb:The_Breakfast_Club
gptkb:The_Wild_One
gptkb:Freedom_Writers
gptkb:Rebel_Without_a_Cause
gptkb:The_Karate_Kid
gptkb:Stand_and_Deliver
Later films about education.
later films about education
The 1960s counterculture.
Social commentary films.
The Simpsons episode " The Principal and the Pauper"
Documentaries about education.
Films about youth culture.
Television shows about schools.
gptkbp:influenced_by The novel ' The Blackboard Jungle' by Evan Hunter.
gptkbp:inspiration Evan Hunter's experiences
gptkbp:inspired musical adaptations
social commentary in media
documentaries on education
gptkbp:isbn 978-0-06-080902-0
978-0452280244
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:legacy Regarded as a precursor to the 'teen film' genre.
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Richard_Dadier
gptkbp:music_by gptkb:Elmer_Bernstein
gptkb:David_Arnold
gptkb:Earle_Hagen
gptkbp:narrative_style realism
third-person
gptkbp:notable_appearance The final confrontation.
The classroom confrontations.
The opening scene with the rock and roll song.
first use of rock music in a film
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Mr._Richard_Dadier
gptkb:Artie_West
gptkb:Julius_"_J._J."_Jones
gptkb:Helen
gptkb:Eddie
The students
The gang members
Mr. Dadier's wife
gptkbp:notable_for the use of rock and roll music
One of the first films to feature rock and roll music.
early use of rock and roll music
gptkbp:notable_quote " The kids are not the problem, the system is."
" The kids are not the problem; the system is."
' You have to fight for respect in this world.'
' You have to reach them before you can teach them.'
' You can't teach them if they don't want to learn.'
' This is a jungle, and I am the king of the jungle.'
' The kids are not the problem, the system is the problem.'
" The school is a jungle."
gptkbp:page_count 192
gptkbp:plot A new teacher at a troubled inner-city school tries to earn the respect of his students.
gptkbp:premiere gptkb:Los_Angeles_Film_Festival
gptkbp:produced_by gptkb:Columbia_Pictures
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:MGM
gptkbp:published_by gptkb:1954
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:1954
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Random_House
gptkbp:rating PG-13
gptkbp:release_date April 4, 2003
March 13, 1955
March 1955
gptkbp:release_format gptkb:DJ
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1955
gptkb:2003
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:1955
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Blackboard_Jungle_(1980_TV_film)
gptkbp:runtime 100 minutes
101 minutes
102 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay_by gptkb:Earl_W._Wallace
gptkb:Richard_Brooks
gptkb:Evan_Hunter
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Borough
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Borough
1950s
Inner-city high school.
urban high school
gptkbp:starring gptkb:Esai_Morales
gptkb:Edward_James_Olmos
gptkb:Anne_Francis
gptkb:Glenn_Ford
gptkb:Michelle_Rodriguez
gptkb:Sidney_Poitier
gptkb:John_Aniston
gptkb:Louis_Calhern
gptkbp:theme gptkb:education
gptkb:legal_case
gptkb:organization
social issues
redemption
violence
gptkbp:themes gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:education
social issues
authority
Education.
Rebellion.
Authority.
Juvenile delinquency.