The Jungle (1967 film) explained

The Jungle
Director:	Charlie “Brown” Davis Jimmy “Country” Robinson David “Bat” Williams
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Runtime:	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

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

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

• The Cool World-1963 film by Shirley Clarke also on the Film Registry
• Gang culture

External links

• • The Jungle essay by Daniel Eagan In America's Film Legacy, 2009-2010: A Viewer's Guide To The 50 Landmark Movies Added To The National Film Registry In 2009-10, Bloomsbury Publishing USA, 2011, pages 111-114

Notes and References

1. https://mubi.com/en/us/films/the-jungle MUBI
2. https://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2020/02/08/jungle-several-friends The Jungle / Several Friends / The Pocketbook / Grey Area|UCLA Film & Television Archive
3. https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091230/ap_en_mo/us_classic_films "Thriller and 24 Other Films Named to National Film Registry", Associated Press via Yahoo News (December 30, 2009)
4. https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-250.html Library of Congress press release on films named to National Film Registry in December 2009
5. Web site: Complete National Film Registry Listing . 2020-11-17. Library of Congress.