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Up the Down Staircase 1967

124 min TMDB 7.1 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.

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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

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