Up the Down Staircase
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
1967-06-28 | 124 minutes
Plot Summary
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 DennisSylvia Barrett
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Patrick BedfordPaul Barringer
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Eileen HeckartHenrietta Pastorfield
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Ruth WhiteBeatrice Schacter
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Jean StapletonSadie Finch
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Sorrell BookeDr. Bester
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Roy PooleMr. McHabe
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Florence StanleyEllen Friedenberg
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Jeff HowardJoe Ferone
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Frances SternhagenCharlotte Wolf, School Librarian
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