The Jungle

Name: The Jungle
Genre: Crime, Documentary, Drama
Released: 1967-01-01
Rating: 5.2

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Tomatometer

5.2

TMDB

Storyline

In 1967, a group of African-American teenagers in Philadelphia made a hybrid documentary/dramatization of their lives in the 12th and Oxford Street gang. In 1968, The Jungle, one of the first films in the US directed by youth detailing the inner workings of their own gang, went on to win the Documentary Film Award at the Festival de Popoli, Italy.

Details

DirectorsCharlie 'Brown' Davis, David 'Bat' Williams, Jimmy 'Country' Robinson

ReleasedJan 1, 1967

StatusReleased

Reviews

6 reviews · 5 critics

4 fresh · 1 rotten

Henry Christeen Warnack

RTLos Angeles TimesDec 5, 2023

The great hand-to-hand struggle between Jurgis and Connor, which only ends when the packing-house foreman is hurled upon the horns of the bellowing cattle, holds one spellbound, as does Ona's confession of her betrayal.

Sime Silverman

RTVarietyDec 5, 2023

More misery! And the gloom in The Jungle was laid on with a shovel.

H.W. De Long

RTMoving Picture WorldDec 5, 2023

The finale of the story is gratifying. Taken as a whole, the picture contains much that is wholesome. The photography is excellent, and the acting and direction are above criticism.

Buffalo News Staff

RTBuffalo NewsDec 5, 2023

There is a wonderful mingling of pathos, love and wretchedness.