Up the Down Staircase
Robert Mulligan1967-06-28
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
6.9
124 min
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.
Cast
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Sandy Dennis | Sylvia Barrett | Unowned |
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Patrick Bedford | Paul Barringer | Unowned |
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Eileen Heckart | Henrietta Pastorfield | Unowned |
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Ruth White | Beatrice Schacter | Unowned |
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Jean Stapleton | Sadie Finch | Unowned |
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Sorrell Booke | Dr. Bester | Unowned |
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Roy Poole | Mr. McHabe | Unowned |
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Florence Stanley | Ellen Friedenberg | Unowned |
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Ellen O'Mara | Alice Blake | Unowned |
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Jeff Howard | Joe Ferone | Unowned |
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Vinnette Carroll | The Mother | Unowned |
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Martha Greenhouse | Mrs. Kagan | Unowned |
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Frances Sternhagen | Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian | Unowned |
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Elena Karam | School Nurse | Unowned |
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Maria Landa | Carole Blanca | Unowned |
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Candace Culkin | Linda Rosen | Unowned |
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Lew Wallach | Lou Martin | Unowned |
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Salvatore Rasa | Harry A. Kagan | Unowned |
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Jose Rodriguez | Jose Rodriguez | Unowned |
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John Fantauzzi | Eddie Williams | Unowned |
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Bud Cort | Student | Unowned |
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Esther Rolle | Teacher | Unowned |
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Linda Gillen | Student | Unowned |