Up the Down Staircase — Official Trailer

Synopsis

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 & Crew

Directed by Robert Mulligan

• 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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