The novel The Blackboard Jungle caused a great deal of controversy surrounding the state of education in the United States during the 1950's. It paints a less than bright picture of inner-city education as it focuses on a young teacher teaching at a trade school filled with young, violent juvenile delinquents.Jan 21, 2007
The film Blackboard Jungle was banned in Memphis, Tennessee, on this day because authorities feared that its depiction of juvenile delinquency was too graphic and might lead kids who see the movie into delinquency.
The film hit a nerve with its unusually brutal depiction of the social conditions of urban schools, and the music and the theme made the movie hugely popular with teenage audiences. Fights and riots broke out in many towns in England where the movie was shown.Mar 7, 2022
March 25, 1955 (USA)Blackboard Jungle / Release date
The main theme of the novel is the clash between a traditional American idealism which proclaims education the main goal and bulwark of a democratic society and the realities of what was happening in the city's schools after the war.
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Article content. Blackboard Jungle, which entered wide release on March 25, 1955, was groundbreaking enough, providing early success for actors such as Sidney Poitier, Vic Morrow, Jamie Farr, and Paul Mazursky, but its theme song, Rock Around the Clock, made it a true milestone for youth culture.Mar 12, 2015
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, future Oscar winner and star Sidney Poitier, as a rebellious yet musically talented student.
In his third big-screen hit that year, Poitier did a role reversal from his "Blackboard Jungle" days -- this time going behind the teacher's desk at an inner-city London school. Poitier turned to directing in the '70s, first on projects like "Buck and the Preacher" and "Uptown Saturday Night" where he also starred.Jan 7, 2022
Not RatedBlackboard Jungle / MPAA rating