Up the Down Staircase
movie
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
Released June 28, 1967
Genres:
Overview
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.
Cast
Sandy Dennis
as
Sylvia Barrett
Patrick Bedford
as
Paul Barringer
Eileen Heckart
as
Henrietta Pastorfield
Ruth White
as
Beatrice Schacter
Jean Stapleton
as
Sadie Finch
Sorrell Booke
as
Dr. Bester
Roy Poole
as
Mr. McHabe
Florence Stanley
as
Ellen Friedenberg
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Ellen O'Mara
as
Alice Blake
Jeff Howard
as
Joe Ferone
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Vinnette Carroll
as
The Mother
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Martha Greenhouse
as
Mrs. Kagan
Crew
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Tad Mosel
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Screenplay
Robert Mulligan
as
Director
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Tony Major
as
Production Assistant
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Harvey Genkins
as
Camera Operator
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Dan Wallin
as
Scoring Mixer
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Tom Volpe
as
Grip
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Dennis Maitland
as
Sound
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John H. Bolz
as
Sound
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George Justin
as
Production Supervisor
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Don Kranze
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Assistant Director
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Joseph F. Coffey
as
Director of Photography
Alan J. Pakula
as
Producer