Blackboard Jungle
1955 film directed by Richard Brooks
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Summary
Blackboard Jungle is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,575 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Richard Brooks[3]
- Screenwriter: Evan Hunter[4], Richard Brooks[5]
- Composer: Max C. Freedman[6]
- Genre: teen film[7], coming-of-age film[8], drama film[9]
- Cast member: Glenn Ford[10], Anne Francis[11], Louis Calhern[12], Sidney Poitier[13], Richard Kiley[14], Vic Morrow[15], Basil Ruysdael[16], Emile Meyer[17], John Hoyt[18], Margaret Hayes[19], Martha Wentworth[20], Paul Mazursky[21], Warner Anderson[22], Horace McMahon[23]
- Producer: Pandro S. Berman[24]
- Production company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[25]
- Director of photography: Russell Harlan[26]
- Part of: National Film Registry[27]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[28]
- Commons category: Blackboard Jungle[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 7.4/10[31], 67/100[32], 74%[33]
- Color: color[34], black-and-white[35]
- Country of origin: United States[36]
- Publication date: March 19, 1955[37], March 25, 1955[38], May 14, 1955[39]
- Distributed by: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer[40], Netflix[41]
- Narrative location: New York City[42]
- Film editor: Ferris Webster[43]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White[44], Academy Award for Best Film Editing[45], Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[46], Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White[47]
- Title: Blackboard Jungle[48]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[49]
- Duration: 101 minutes[50]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[51]
- Capital cost: 1,168,000 US dollars[52]
Why It Matters
Blackboard Jungle has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]