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Movie

Blackboard Jungle

1955·1h 41m·Approved
DramaCrime
IMDb Rating
★ 7.4/10
10,595 votes
Metascore
67
Metacritic

A new English teacher at a violent, unruly inner-city school is determined to do his job, despite resistance from both students and faculty.

Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 drama crime movie directed by Richard Brooks, starring Anne Francis, Glenn Ford, Louis Calhern. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 10,595 votes and runs 1h 41m.

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Director
Richard Brooks
Stars
Anne Francis
Glenn Ford
Louis Calhern
Margaret Hayes
Details
1955-03-25
101 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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