The Jungle (1967 film)

The Jungle is a 1967 short film about gangs made by African American students under the direction of Temple University professor Harold Haskins.

The Jungle
Directed byCharlie “Brown” Davis
Jimmy “Country” Robinson
David “Bat” Williams
Release date
  • 1968 (1968)
Running time
22 minutes

Production

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It was written, shot, acted, recorded and edited entirely by African American teenage gang members Charlie “Brown” Davis, Jimmy “Country” Robinson, David “Bat” Williams in Northern Philadelphia, PA.[1][2]

Legacy

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In 2009, it was added to the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant and will be preserved.[3][4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ MUBI
  2. ^ The Jungle / Several Friends / The Pocketbook / Grey Area|UCLA Film & Television Archive
  3. ^ "Thriller and 24 Other Films Named to National Film Registry", Associated Press via Yahoo News (December 30, 2009)
  4. ^ Library of Congress press release on films named to National Film Registry in December 2009
  5. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
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