Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadier makes various attempts to engage the students' interest in education, challenging both the school staff and the pupils. He is subjected to violence as well as duplicitous schemes.
Blackboard Jungle has generally received positive reviews.
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Blackboard Jungle was released in 1955 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 81 reviews, giving Blackboard Jungle (1955) an average rating of 72%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 82%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 71%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Blackboard Jungle than critics were.
With a score of 72%, Blackboard Jungle is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1955, which stands at 60%.
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