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Up the Down Staircase (1967)

Poster for Up the Down Staircase

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

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.

Cast & Crew

Director
Robert Mulligan
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    Sylvia Barrett Sandy Dennis
  • Profile picture of Patrick Bedford
    Paul Barringer Patrick Bedford
  • Profile picture of Eileen Heckart
    Henrietta Pastorfield Eileen Heckart
  • Profile picture of Ruth White
    Beatrice Schacter Ruth White
  • Profile picture of Jean Stapleton
    Sadie Finch Jean Stapleton
  • Profile picture of Sorrell Booke
    Dr. Bester Sorrell Booke
  • Profile picture of Roy Poole
    Mr. McHabe Roy Poole
  • Profile picture of Florence Stanley
    Ellen Friedenberg Florence Stanley

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