Up the Down Staircase (1967)
- NR
- 06/28/1967 (US)
- Drama
- 2h 4m
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
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.
Tad Mosel
ScreenplayRobert Mulligan
DirectorBel Kaufman
NovelCast
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
