Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase

Up the Down Staircase

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

7.0124 min
Drama

Overview

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.

Movie Info

Release Date: 6/28/1967

Runtime: 124 min

Director: Robert Mulligan

Top Cast

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

Jeff Howard

Jeff Howard

Joe Ferone

Frances Sternhagen

Frances Sternhagen

Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian

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