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Up the Down Staircase (1967)

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.
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Robert Mulligan profile
Robert Mulligan

Director

Tad Mosel profile
Tad Mosel

Screenplay

Cast

Sandy Dennis profile
Sandy Dennis

Sylvia Barrett

Patrick Bedford profile
Patrick Bedford

Paul Barringer

Eileen Heckart profile
Eileen Heckart

Henrietta Pastorfield

Ruth White profile
Ruth White

Beatrice Schacter

Jean Stapleton profile
Jean Stapleton

Sadie Finch

Sorrell Booke profile
Sorrell Booke

Dr. Bester

Roy Poole profile
Roy Poole

Mr. McHabe

Florence Stanley profile
Florence Stanley

Ellen Friedenberg

Ellen O'Mara profile
Ellen O'Mara

Alice Blake

Jeff Howard profile
Jeff Howard

Joe Ferone

Vinnette Carroll profile
Vinnette Carroll

The Mother

Martha Greenhouse profile
Martha Greenhouse

Mrs. Kagan

Sandy Dennis profile
Sandy Dennis

Sylvia Barrett

Patrick Bedford profile
Patrick Bedford

Paul Barringer

Eileen Heckart profile
Eileen Heckart

Henrietta Pastorfield

Ruth White profile
Ruth White

Beatrice Schacter

Jean Stapleton profile
Jean Stapleton

Sadie Finch

Sorrell Booke profile
Sorrell Booke

Dr. Bester

Roy Poole profile
Roy Poole

Mr. McHabe

Florence Stanley profile
Florence Stanley

Ellen Friedenberg

Ellen O'Mara profile
Ellen O'Mara

Alice Blake

Jeff Howard profile
Jeff Howard

Joe Ferone

Vinnette Carroll profile
Vinnette Carroll

The Mother

Martha Greenhouse profile
Martha Greenhouse

Mrs. Kagan

Extra

Release Date

June 28, 1967

Original Language

English

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

Park Place Production logo

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Videos

Up the Down Staircase (1967) Official Trailer - Patrick Bedford, Sandy Dennis Movie HD thumbnail
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