Review of Blackboard Jungle (1955) by Lake M — 03 Jul 2010
For it's time, a VERY balsy movie.
No other film had tackled inner city problems in schools, and the struggles teachers face to get their students to WANT to learn. Also featured racial, sexual, and social tension that were unseen at the time in Hollywood film.
Also, a film that featured a strong black lead in Hollywood in the 1950s, and launched the great Sidney Poitier. Glenn Ford plays his role fantastically, and every character is believable in this film, and each character (teacher and student) represents a demographic in the educational and social hierarchy that we can still see today.
This review of Blackboard Jungle (1955) was written by Lake M on 03 Jul 2010.
Blackboard Jungle has generally received positive reviews.
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