Review of Blackboard Jungle (1955) by Christopher Null for Filmcritic.com — 15 Jan 2005

Today, Blackboard Jungle is surprisingly dated and ineffective.

This review of Blackboard Jungle (1955) was written by Christopher Null and published by Filmcritic.com on 15 Jan 2005.

Blackboard Jungle has generally received positive reviews.

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