Up the Down Staircase (1967)
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.
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Top Billed Cast: Elena Karam, Lew Wallach, Roy Poole
Runtime: 124 minutes
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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 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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Candace Culkin
Linda Rosen
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Lew Wallach
Lou Martin
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Salvatore Rasa
Harry A. Kagan
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Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez
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John Fantauzzi
Eddie Williams
Bud Cort
Student
Esther Rolle
Teacher
Linda Gillen
Student
