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The Jungle

The Jungle (1967)

0h 22m | PG-13

⭐ 4.7 / 10

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.

Director: Charlie 'Brown' Davis

Studio: 12th-Oxford

Genre: Crime, Documentary, Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Reginald 'Reggie' Ackridge

Reginald 'Reggie' Ackridge

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Jimmy 'Country' Robinson

Jimmy 'Country' Robinson

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David 'Bat' Williams

David 'Bat' Williams

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Charlie 'Brown' Davis

Charlie 'Brown' Davis

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