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Up the Down Staircase
Up the Down Staircase
7.1
/10
80 Ratings

UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE

Directed by Robert Mulligan
United States, 1967
Drama

Synopsis

On her first day at Calvin Coolidge High, fledgling teacher Sylvia Barrett encounters an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body, and an administration drowning its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse, as Sylvia questions her ability to help the disadvantaged students…

Synopsis

On her first day at Calvin Coolidge High, fledgling teacher Sylvia Barrett encounters an apathetic faculty, a delinquent student body, and an administration drowning its staff in paperwork. The following days go from bad to worse, as Sylvia questions her ability to help the disadvantaged students…