In this gritty urban drama, war veteran Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) wants to begin his career as a teacher and is given an assignment at a boys high school in inner-city New York. However, he soon ...

Films of Sidney Poitier include: “From Whence Cometh Help” (Army documentary), 1949. “No Way Out,” 1950. “Cry the Beloved Country,” 1952. “Red Ball ...

*The Library of Congress has announced the addition of 25 new films to its National Film Registry – among them, Sidney Poitier’s breakout film “Blackboard Jungle” and the 1990 drag documentary “Paris ...

Dan Terranova was born on 9 April 1930 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Crime in the Streets (1956), Blackboard Jungle (1955) and Young Dillinger (1965). He died on 12 ...

As too often happens, when the boys in Hollywood get hold of a picture with a message they work so hard on the sermon that they spoil the picture. The Blackboard Jungle could have been a fine movie, ...

The 1955 movie, "Blackboard Jungle," depicted a high school beset by violence. Audiences considered the drama compelling, yet believed the scenes did not reflect conditions in their own schools.

He starred in films like «Guess Who's Coming to Dinner» and «In the Heat of the Night», becoming the first Black actor to win the Best Actor Oscar for «Lilies of the Field».