
Up the Down Staircase
3.5 |
2h 4min
Released
Drama
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.

Story
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.
Directors
Robert Mulligan, Don Kranze, Alan J. Pakula,
Writers
Tad Mosel, Bel Kaufman,
Tags
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
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