Up the Down Staircase

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Movie Info

Based on a novel by Bel Kaufman, this is the story of a new teacher in the New York public school system who wants to make a difference in her students' lives. Sandy Dennis' portrayal of the flighty, slightly mad young woman of Kaufman's book was excellent, but the frenetic energy of the book was not duplicated by the movie.
  • Rating:
    NR
  • Genre:
    Classics, Drama
  • Directed By:
    Robert Mulligan
  • Written By:
    Tad Mosel
  • In Theaters:
     wide
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    WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES

Cast

Sandy Dennis
as Sylvia Barrett
Patrick Bedford
as Paul Barringer
Eileen Heckart
as Henrietta Pastorfield
Roy Poole
as McHabe
Jeff Howard
as Joe
Ellen O'Mara
as Alice
José Rodríguez
as Jose
Ruth White
as Miss Schracter
Jean Stapleton
as Miss Finch
Sorrell Booke
as Bester
Florence Stanley
as Ella Friedenberg
Vinette Carroll
as Mother
Salvatore Rasa
as Harry A. Kagan
John Fantauzzi
as Ed Williams
María Landa
as Carole Blanca
Lewis Wallach
as Lou Martin
José Rodríguez
as José
Loretta Leversee
as Social Studies Teacher
Robert Levine
as Mr. Osborne
Elena Karam
as Nurse Eagen
Frances Sternhagen
as Charlotte Wolf
Candace Culkin
as Linda Rosen
Janice Mars
as Miss Gordon
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Audience Reviews for Up the Down Staircase

  • Apr 29, 2011
    Well made, well acted drama of a young teacher's struggle to adapt to a tough inner city school. Some of the sheen has worn off the topicality of the issue since there have been many versions of it but this is a fine rendering of the tale. Sandy Dennis is perfectly cast in the lead.
    jay n Super Reviewer
  • Aug 09, 2007
    Very good film with and excellent cast.
    Morris N Super Reviewer
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