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Up the Down Staircase

69 %|Jun 28, 1967|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.

Featured Crew

Tad Mosel
Screenplay
Robert Mulligan
Director
Dan Wallin
Scoring Mixer
Harvey Genkins
Camera Operator
Tony Major
Production Assistant
Tom Volpe
Grip
Don Kranze
Assistant Director
Dennis Maitland
Sound

Cast

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Sandy Dennis
Sylvia Barrett
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Patrick Bedford
Paul Barringer
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Eileen Heckart
Henrietta Pastorfield
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Ruth White
Beatrice Schacter
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Jean Stapleton
Sadie Finch
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Sorrell Booke
Dr. Bester
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Roy Poole
Mr. McHabe
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Florence Stanley
Ellen Friedenberg
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Ellen O'Mara
Alice Blake
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Jeff Howard
Joe Ferone
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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
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Bud Cort
Student