Up the Down Staircase

Based On the book by Bel Kaufman

Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 American drama film directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Oscar winners Sandy Dennis and Eileen Heckart, along with Patrick Bedford and Jean Stapleton. The plot concerns the first, trying assignment for a young, idealistic teacher. Tad Mosel wrote the screenplay adaptation of the novel of the same name by Bel Kaufman. This was one of two last films, along with The Family Way, released by Warner Bros.

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Release date:

June 28, 1967

Director:

Robert Mulligan

Cast:

Sandy Dennis, Eileen Heckart, Jean Stapleton, Ruth White, Sorrell Booke

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1967 in adaptations