Up the Down Staircase (1967)
"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 Cast
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
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Ellen O'Mara
Alice Blake
Jeff Howard
Joe Ferone
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Vinnette Carroll
The Mother
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Martha Greenhouse
Mrs. Kagan
Frances Sternhagen
Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian
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Elena Karam
School Nurse
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Maria Landa
Carole Blanca
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