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The Jungle (1967 film)

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

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

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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