Blackboard Jungle
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Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle (1955)

Genres - Crime, Drama  |   Release Date - Mar 25, 1955  |   Run Time - 101 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American social drama film about an English teacher in an interracial inner-city school, based on the 1954 novel The Blackboard Jungle by Evan Hunter and adapted for the screen and directed by Richard Brooks. 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, Sidney Poitier, as rebellious yet musically talented student Gregory Miller.

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Official Site

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/blackboard-jungle

Themes

Coming of Age/Teen

Tags

Cult, Juvenile Delinquent, Rock Around The Clock, Teaching

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Alternate Titles

Blackboard Jungle
AU, CA, EC, GB, US
Sementes de Violência
BR, PT