Up the Down Staircase (1967)

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.

Release Date : Jun 28, 1967

Runtime : 2h 4m

Genre : Drama  

Companies : Park Place Production

Countries : United States of America

Keywords : high school, new york city, based on novel or book, suicide attempt, teacher, teacher student relationship, high school teacher, schoolteacher, english teacher, bad students, student threatens teacher, student crush on teacher