Blackboard Jungle
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Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American drama film about an inner-city teacher confronting juvenile delinquency in a tough high school, noted for its early use of rock and roll music and its influence on youth culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackboard Jungle canonical | 7 |
| The Blackboard Jungle | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7268190 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blackboard Jungle Context triple: [Anne Francis, notableWork, Blackboard Jungle]
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A.
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film starring James Dean as a troubled suburban teenager, renowned for its exploration of adolescent angst and its lasting impact on youth culture in cinema.
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B.
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones is a 1958 American drama film about two escaped convicts—one Black and one white—chained together, noted for its powerful exploration of racism and its acclaimed performances.
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C.
Sweetback
Sweetback is a British band formed by members of Sade’s backing group, known for their smooth, jazz-influenced soul and collaborations with various vocalists.
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D.
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston, renowned for its gritty, realistic portrayal of a meticulously planned jewel heist and its influence on the heist genre.
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E.
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American film drama, best known for Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning performance as a handyman who helps a group of nuns build a chapel in the Arizona desert.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blackboard Jungle Target entity description: Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 American drama film about an inner-city teacher confronting juvenile delinquency in a tough high school, noted for its early use of rock and roll music and its influence on youth culture.
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A.
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film starring James Dean as a troubled suburban teenager, renowned for its exploration of adolescent angst and its lasting impact on youth culture in cinema.
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B.
The Defiant Ones
The Defiant Ones is a 1958 American drama film about two escaped convicts—one Black and one white—chained together, noted for its powerful exploration of racism and its acclaimed performances.
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C.
Sweetback
Sweetback is a British band formed by members of Sade’s backing group, known for their smooth, jazz-influenced soul and collaborations with various vocalists.
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D.
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American film noir crime drama directed by John Huston, renowned for its gritty, realistic portrayal of a meticulously planned jewel heist and its influence on the heist genre.
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E.
Lilies of the Field
Lilies of the Field is a 1963 American film drama, best known for Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning performance as a handyman who helps a group of nuns build a chapel in the Arizona desert.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Cedric Gibbons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malcolm Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Blackboard Jungle (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Evan Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character | Gregory Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Russell Harlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Helen Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ferris Webster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmEra | Golden Age of Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
social problem film ⓘ teen film ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackboard_Jungle ⓘ |
| influenced |
public perception of teenage rebellion
ⓘ
use of rock and roll in later films ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Richard Dadier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPortrayedBy | Glenn Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
education
ⓘ
juvenile delinquency ⓘ youth violence ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | Approved ⓘ |
| musicFeatured | Rock Around the Clock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | teacher confronting violent students ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of classroom discipline problems
ⓘ
early use of rock and roll music in film ⓘ influence on youth culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Pandro S. Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1955-03-25 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Richard Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | inner-city high school ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| songPerformer | Bill Haley & His Comets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Anne Francis
NERFINISHED
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Glenn Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Calhern NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Kiley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Poitier NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
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Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Blackboard Jungle
this entity surface form:
The Blackboard Jungle
this entity surface form:
The Blackboard Jungle