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Up The Down Staircase

1967, Movie, NR, 120 mins

Up The Down Staircase: Review

Depicting a naive teacher in an integrated school, this film seemingly inspired TV's "Welcome Back, Kotter" and several other movies that used the same backdrop, beginning with THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE. It was based on an article in the Saturday Review that later became Bel Kaufman's best-selling novel. Dennis is a newly graduated teacher who is bound and determined to introduce the finer points of English literature to her motley charges. The other teachers and administrators ... read more leave a comment

Up The Down Staircase: Cast & Details

Year: 1967
Rated NR

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Cast
Sandy Dennis: Sylvia Barrett
Patrick Bedford: Paul Barringer
Eileen Heckart: Henrietta Pastorfield
Ruth White: Beatrice Schracter
Jean Stapleton: Sadie Finch
Sorrell Booke: Dr. Bester

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