Release Dates. USA. 19 March 1955. (New York City, New York) (premiere) USA. 25 March 1955. Canada. 14 May 1955. Australia.
Factual background. Hunter's novel was based on his early job as a teacher at Bronx Vocational High School, now known as Alfred E. Smith Career and Technical Education High School in the South Bronx.
1h 41mBlackboard Jungle / Running time
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
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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.
Sidney Poitier, groundbreaking star of American movies, has died at the age of 94. His death was confirmed by the office of the prime minister of the Bahamas.Jan 7, 2022
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Sidney Poitier died in early January from a combination of cardiopulmonary failure, prostate cancer and Alzheimer's dementia, according to a death certificate issued by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.Jan 18, 2022
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Some cities banned it because of its multi-racial content while others did it because of fear that it would spark violence.
Dec 10, 2009. Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school. It is based on the novel of the same name by Evan Hunter. The movie is hard hitting and probably a better representation of juvenile delinquency in the nineteen fifties than Rebel Without A Cause or The Wild One.
The Blackboard Jungle is a sentimental melodrama masquerading as a social document, which in its own way is as dangerous a little gadget as a zip gun. January 30, 2018 | Full Review…. Robert Hatch. The Nation.