Drama
Up the Down Staircase
"Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher...""
User Score25 votes
71%7.1/10
Release1967→
Runtime2H 4M
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Synopsis
Sylvia, a novice schoolteacher, is hired to teach English in a high school, but she’s met with an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body and an administration that drowns its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse as Sylvia struggles to reach her most troubled students.
Principal Cast8
Sandy Dennis
Sylvia Barrett
Patrick Bedford
Paul Barringer
Eileen Heckart
Henrietta Pastorfield
Ruth White
Beatrice Schacter
Jean Stapleton
Sadie Finch
Sorrell Booke
Dr. Bester
Roy Poole
Mr. McHabe
Florence Stanley
Ellen Friedenberg
Media8
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Director
Robert Mulligan
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high schoolnew york citybased on novel or booksuicide attemptteacherteacher student relationshiphigh school teacherschoolteacherenglish teacherbad studentsstudent threatens teacher
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Countries:United States of America
Production:Park Place Production