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.
Title | Up the Down Staircase |
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Year | 1967 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | Park Place Production |
Cast | Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Eileen Heckart, Ruth White, Jean Stapleton, Sorrell Booke |
Crew | Robert Mulligan (Director), Tad Mosel (Screenplay), Tony Major (Production Assistant), Dan Wallin (Scoring Mixer), Tom Volpe (Grip), Harvey Genkins (Camera Operator) |
Keyword | high school, new york city, based on novel or book, suicide attempt, teacher, teacher student relationship, high school teacher, schoolteacher, english teacher, bad students, student threatens teacher, student crush on teacher |
Release | Jun 28, 1967 |
Runtime | 124 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.90 / 10 by 22 users |