The Jungle (1967 film)
Introduction '''''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.
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.
See also *''The Cool World''-1963 film by Shirley Clarke also on the Film Registry*Gang culture
References
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