Up the Down Staircase
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."6.9
Plot
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.
Writer | Tad Mosel |
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Director | Robert Mulligan |
Actor | Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Eileen Heckart |
Country | United States of America |
Production | Park Place Production |