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Up the Down Staircase 1967

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.

Directed by: Robert Mulligan
Written by: Tad Mosel
Runtime: 124 minutes
Critics score:
80 / 100
Tagline: Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
Cast:
Bud Cort Bud Cort
Student 
Sandy Dennis Sandy Dennis
Sylvia Barrett 
Sorrell Booke Sorrell Booke
Dr. Bester 
Eileen Heckart Eileen Heckart
Henrietta Pastorfield 
Roy Poole Roy Poole
Mr. McHabe 
Esther Rolle Esther Rolle
Teacher 
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