Up the Down Staircase (1967)
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.
Director:
Robert Mulligan
Writer:
Tad Mosel
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Sandy Dennis as Sylvia Barrett |
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Patrick Bedford as Paul Barringer |
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Eileen Heckart as Henrietta Pastorfield |
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Ruth White as Beatrice Schacter |
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Jean Stapleton as Sadie Finch |
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Sorrell Booke as Dr. Bester |
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Roy Poole as Mr. McHabe |
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Florence Stanley as Ellen Friedenberg |
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Ellen O'Mara as Alice Blake |
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Jeff Howard as Joe Ferone |
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Vinnette Carroll as The Mother |
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Martha Greenhouse as Mrs. Kagan |
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Frances Sternhagen as Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian |
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Elena Karam as School Nurse |
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Maria Landa as Carole Blanca |
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Candace Culkin as Linda Rosen |
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Lew Wallach as Lou Martin |
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Salvatore Rasa as Harry A. Kagan |
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Jose Rodriguez as Jose Rodriguez |
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John Fantauzzi as Eddie Williams |
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Bud Cort as Student |
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Esther Rolle as Teacher |
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Linda Gillen as Student |
| Writing | Tad Mosel | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Mulligan | Director |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Camera | Harvey Genkins | Camera Operator |
| Production | Tony Major | Production Assistant |
| Camera | Tom Volpe | Grip |
| Directing | Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Dennis Maitland | Sound |
| Sound | John H. Bolz | Sound |
| Production | George Justin | Production Supervisor |
| Camera | Joseph F. Coffey | Director of Photography |
| Production | Alan J. Pakula | Producer |
| Sound | Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Bel Kaufman | Novel |
| Editing | Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| Production | Alixe Gordin | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Art | George Jenkins | Art Direction |
