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Feature film — 1967

Up the Down Staircase (1967)

7.12h 4mDrama

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.

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A high-signal pick with 28 votes.

Park Place Production

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Director: Robert Mulligan

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Cast & crew

Sandy Dennis as Sylvia Barrett

Sandy Dennis

Sylvia Barrett

Patrick Bedford as Paul Barringer

Patrick Bedford

Paul Barringer

Eileen Heckart as Henrietta Pastorfield

Eileen Heckart

Henrietta Pastorfield

Ruth White as Beatrice Schacter

Ruth White

Beatrice Schacter

Jean Stapleton as Sadie Finch

Jean Stapleton

Sadie Finch

Sorrell Booke as Dr. Bester

Sorrell Booke

Dr. Bester

Roy Poole as Mr. McHabe

Roy Poole

Mr. McHabe

Florence Stanley as Ellen Friedenberg

Florence Stanley

Ellen Friedenberg

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Ellen O'Mara

Alice Blake

Jeff Howard as Joe Ferone

Jeff Howard

Joe Ferone

V

Vinnette Carroll

The Mother

M

Martha Greenhouse

Mrs. Kagan

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