Up the Down Staircase

Name: Up the Down Staircase
Genre: Drama
Released: 1967-06-28
Duration: 2 h 4 min
Cast: Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Eileen Heckart, Ruth White, Jean Stapleton

1967, English. Directed by Robert Mulligan.

Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."

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.

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Runtime: 2h 4m
Post-credits: None listed
Language: English
Rated: NR

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Released: 28 June 1967
Country: United States of America
Written by: Tad Mosel

high schoolnew york citybased on novel or booksuicide attemptteacherteacher student relationshiphigh school teacherschoolteacherenglish teacherbad studentsstudent threatens teacher

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What Up the Down Staircase is based on

Up the Down Staircase is based on Up the Down Staircase, a 1964 novel by Bel Kaufman, published by Prentice Hall.

Novel · 1964
Up the Down Staircase
By Bel Kaufman
Published by Prentice Hall
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Up the Down Staircase runs 124 minutes (2h 4m).

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Up the Down Staircase is streaming on HBO Max in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)

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Who directed Up the Down Staircase?

Up the Down Staircase (1967) was directed by Robert Mulligan and stars Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Eileen Heckart.

What is Up the Down Staircase based on?

Up the Down Staircase is based on Up the Down Staircase, a 1964 novel by Bel Kaufman, published by Prentice Hall.