Up the Down Staircase
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
1967 | 124m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Robert Mulligan |
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| Writer: | Tad Mosel, Bel Kaufman |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 28, 1967 |
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| Director: | Robert Mulligan |
| Writer: | Tad Mosel, Bel Kaufman |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | new york city, based on novel or book, suicide attempt, high school, teacher, teacher student relationship, high school teacher, schoolteacher, english teacher, bad students, student threatens teacher |
| Production Companies | Park Place Production |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Sandy Dennis | Sylvia Barrett |
| Patrick Bedford | Paul Barringer |
| Eileen Heckart | Henrietta Pastorfield |
| Ruth White | Beatrice Schacter |
| Jean Stapleton | Sadie Finch |
| Sorrell Booke | Dr. Bester |
| Roy Poole | Mr. McHabe |
| Florence Stanley | Ellen Friedenberg |
| Ellen O'Mara | Alice Blake |
| Jeff Howard | Joe Ferone |
| Vinnette Carroll | The Mother |
| Martha Greenhouse | Mrs. Kagan |
| Frances Sternhagen | Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian |
| Elena Karam | School Nurse |
| Maria Landa | Carole Blanca |
| Candace Culkin | Linda Rosen |
| Lew Wallach | Lou Martin |
| Salvatore Rasa | Harry A. Kagan |
| Jose Rodriguez | Jose Rodriguez |
| John Fantauzzi | Eddie Williams |
| Bud Cort | Student |
| Esther Rolle | Teacher |
| Linda Gillen | Student |
| Name | Job |
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| Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Robert Mulligan | Director |
| Tad Mosel | Screenplay |
| Joseph F. Coffey | Director of Photography |
| Alixe Gordin | Casting |
| Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Harvey Genkins | Camera Operator |
| Dennis Maitland | Sound |
| George Justin | Production Supervisor |
| Bel Kaufman | Novel |
| Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
| Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| George Jenkins | Art Direction |
| Tony Major | Production Assistant |
| Tom Volpe | Grip |
| John H. Bolz | Sound |
| Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Alan J. Pakula | Producer |
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