1967
7.0 (23 votes)
2h 4m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Park Place Production
Up the Down Staircase
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Tad Mosel
Director: Robert Mulligan
Director of Photography: Joseph F. Coffey
Producer: Alan J. Pakula
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
Videos
Up the Down Staircase (1967) Official Trailer - Patrick Bedford, Sandy Dennis Movie HD
