Up the Down Staircase

124 min 1967 Published on, 1 year ago

6.9

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.

Country

United States

Genre

Drama

Released

28 Jun, 1967

Main Cast

Sandy Dennis , Patrick Bedford , Eileen Heckart , Ruth White , Jean Stapleton

Supporting Cast

Sorrell Booke , Roy Poole , Florence Stanley , Jeff Howard , Frances Sternhagen

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