Review of Blackboard Jungle (1955) by Diandra R — 02 May 2008

Glenn Ford is probably the lamest high school teacher of all time.

This review of Blackboard Jungle (1955) was written by Diandra R on 02 May 2008.

Blackboard Jungle has generally received positive reviews.

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Glenn Ford pioneers the teacher-drama film. It's well-made and intense. (First and only viewing - 2/19/2016)…

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By Urban F (11) on 08 Apr 2011

Watched this last night on Netflix. Been awhile since I've seen it. Classic Glenn Ford, Sidney Poitier and Anne Francis (she was a babe)…

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By Variety Staff (1,156) for Variety (12,700) on 07 Apr 2008

Glenn Ford, Morrow and Poitier are so real in their performances under the probing direction by Brooks that the picture alternatingly has the…

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By Martin K (278) on 20 Mar 2011

Blackboard Jungle is a pretty intense film, and very cutting edge for 1955. It's probably the best teacher vs unruly students film I've seen…

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It might have lost some of it's umph over time due to a ton of copycats and that the kids don't seem THAT tough…

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One of the early poplular films on gang life. Great early performances by Sidney Portier and Vic Morrow. The precursor to troubled youth school movies…

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By Joe L (766) on 01 Oct 2009

A bit dated, but a lot of it is still relevant. Teenagers are always little delinquent assholes, and always will be…

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