Up the Down Staircase
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
7.1
28 votes
June 28, 1967
2h 4m
Drama
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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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 FriedenbergE
Ellen O'Mara
Alice Blake
Jeff Howard
Joe FeroneV
Vinnette Carroll
The MotherM
Martha Greenhouse
Mrs. Kagan
Frances Sternhagen
Charlotte Wolf, School LibrarianE
Elena Karam
School NurseM
Maria Landa
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