Up the Down Staircase

Up the Down Staircase (1967)

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

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1967-06-28
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 22 ratings
  • Runtime: 2h 4min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Park Place Production
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: Robert Mulligan
star 6.9/10
From 22 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Sandy Dennis

    as Sylvia Barrett

  • Patrick Bedford

    as Paul Barringer

  • Eileen Heckart

    as Henrietta Pastorfield

  • Ruth White

    as Beatrice Schacter

  • Jean Stapleton

    as Sadie Finch

  • Sorrell Booke

    as Dr. Bester

  • Roy Poole

    as Mr. McHabe

  • Florence Stanley

    as Ellen Friedenberg

  • Ellen O'Mara

    as Alice Blake

  • Jeff Howard

    as Joe Ferone

  • Vinnette Carroll

    as The Mother

  • Martha Greenhouse

    as Mrs. Kagan

  • Frances Sternhagen

    as Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian

  • Elena Karam

    as School Nurse

  • Maria Landa

    as Carole Blanca

  • Candace Culkin

    as Linda Rosen

  • Lew Wallach

    as Lou Martin

  • Salvatore Rasa

    as Harry A. Kagan

  • Jose Rodriguez

    as Jose Rodriguez

  • John Fantauzzi

    as Eddie Williams

  • Bud Cort

    as Student

  • Esther Rolle

    as Teacher

  • Linda Gillen

    as Student
Directing Robert Mulligan Director
Writing Tad Mosel Screenplay
Production Tony Major Production Assistant
Sound Dan Wallin Scoring Mixer
Camera Tom Volpe Grip
Camera Harvey Genkins Camera Operator
Sound John H. Bolz Sound
Sound Dennis Maitland Sound
Directing Don Kranze Assistant Director
Production George Justin Production Supervisor
Writing Bel Kaufman Novel
Production Alan J. Pakula Producer
Sound Fred Karlin Original Music Composer
Camera Joseph F. Coffey Director of Photography
Editing Folmar Blangsted Editor
Production Alixe Gordin Casting
Art George Jenkins Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up Ann Roth Costume Design

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