Blackboard Jungle

Year: 1955

Runtime: 101 min

Language: English

Director: Richard Brooks

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A young, idealistic World War II veteran, Richard Dadier, takes on a class of delinquent students in a tough New York City high school. Facing a daunting and unruly group of boys, he struggles to connect with them and maintain control in a classroom rife with tension. As he tries to understand their backgrounds and motivations, he confronts the complex issues of juvenile delinquency and the pervasive threat of violence within the school and the surrounding community.

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