CinemaOSMovie · 1967 · 2h 4m · NR

Up the Down Staircase

Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."

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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.

Directed byRobert Mulligan

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 4m
Language
EN
Released
June 28, 1967
Studios
Park Place Production

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Up the Down Staircase (1967) Official Trailer - Patrick Bedford, Sandy Dennis Movie HD

Up the Down Staircase (1967) Official Trailer - Patrick Bedford, Sandy Dennis Movie HD

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Sandy Dennis

Sandy Dennis

Sylvia Barrett

Patrick Bedford

Patrick Bedford

Paul Barringer

Eileen Heckart

Eileen Heckart

Henrietta Pastorfield

Ruth White

Ruth White

Beatrice Schacter

Jean Stapleton

Jean Stapleton

Sadie Finch

Sorrell Booke

Sorrell Booke

Dr. Bester

Roy Poole

Roy Poole

Mr. McHabe

Florence Stanley

Florence Stanley

Ellen Friedenberg

Ellen O'Mara

Alice Blake

Jeff Howard

Jeff Howard

Joe Ferone

Creative team
Directed by
Robert Mulligan
Robert Mulligan
Written by
Tad Mosel
Produced by
Alan J. Pakula
Alan J. Pakula

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