Up the Down Staircase

Up the Down Staircase (1967)

June 28th, 19672h 4min

Drama
70%

Overview

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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