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Up the Down Staircase
“Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."”
1967 · 2h 4m · NR · 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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Sandy Dennis Sylvia Barrett
Patrick Bedford Paul Barringer
Eileen Heckart Henrietta Pastorfield
Ruth White Beatrice Schacter
Jean Stapleton Sadie Finch
Sorrell Booke Dr. Bester
Roy Poole Mr. McHabe
Florence Stanley Ellen Friedenberg Ellen O'Mara Alice Blake
Jeff Howard Joe Ferone Vinnette Carroll The Mother Martha Greenhouse Mrs. KaganReviews 0
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