Released
Up the Down Staircase
June 28 1967 (over 57 years ago)Rating
70
Based on
23 reviews
Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."
- Director: Robert Mulligan
- Writer: Tad Mosel
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 2 h 4 m
- Country: United States of America
- Company: Park Place Production
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.
