Up the Down Staircase (1967)
06/28/1967 (US) • 2h 4m
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
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.
Top Billed Cast
Sylvia Barrett
Paul Barringer
Henrietta Pastorfield
Beatrice Schacter
Sadie Finch
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Ellen Friedenberg
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