Up the Down Staircase
(1967)

Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."

Released: 1967-06-28

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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.

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Sandy Dennis

as Sylvia Barrett

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Patrick Bedford

as Paul Barringer

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Eileen Heckart

as Henrietta Pastorfield

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Ruth White

as Beatrice Schacter

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Jean Stapleton

as Sadie Finch

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Sorrell Booke

as Dr. Bester

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Roy Poole

as Mr. McHabe

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Florence Stanley

as Ellen Friedenberg

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Ellen O'Mara

as Alice Blake

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Jeff Howard

as Joe Ferone

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Frances Sternhagen

as Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian

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Elena Karam

as School Nurse

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Maria Landa

as Carole Blanca

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Candace Culkin

as Linda Rosen

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Lew Wallach

as Lou Martin

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Salvatore Rasa

as Harry A. Kagan

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Jose Rodriguez

as Jose Rodriguez

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John Fantauzzi

as Eddie Williams

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Fred Karlin

Original Music Composer

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Joseph F. Coffey

Director of Photography

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George Jenkins

Art Direction

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Ann Roth

Costume Design

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Tony Major

Production Assistant

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Dan Wallin

Scoring Mixer

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Don Kranze

Assistant Director

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George Justin

Production Supervisor

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