I too aspired to be an english teacher like sylvia barrett. Eileen heckart, ruth white, jean stapleton, sorrell booke. Bel kaufmans up the down staircase is a hilarious novel about the life. Up the down staircase 1967 i see it is on tcm tonigt tues 5. Up the down staircase 1967 robert mulligan cast and.
Up the down staircase is a 1967 american drama film directed by robert mulligan and starring sandy dennis, patrick bedford, eileen heckart, and jean stapleton. Up the down staircase wasnt the first inspirationalteacher movie, but along with to sir, with love also released in 1967, it seemed to set a pattern that gets brushed off every few years. In 1967 it was released as a film starring sandy dennis, patrick bedford, ruth white, jean stapleton and eileen heckart. The famous 1967 film adaptation starring sandy dennis. Teachers and students still trapped going up the down. Gallery of 3 movie poster and cover images for up the down staircase 1967. Up the down staircase is a 1967 american drama film directed by robert mulligan and starring sandy dennis, patrick bedford, eileen heckart, and jean. The administration is concerned mainly with forms and rules theres an up and a down staircase. Up the down staircase is an entertaining and very creative read thats entirely comprised more than fifty years later, up the down staircase is as relevant today as when originally published in 1964. I came across only a few words that might be unfamiliar to some phonograph, mimeos and mimeographs, ftg translation friday thank god and. Other articles where up the down staircase is discussed.
Even though it was made in 1967, it still holds true 35 years later. Ellen omara is heartbreaking as student alice blake. Up the down staircase 1967 directed by robert mulligan. Nov 25, 2015 up the down staircase reprise by fred karlin. Based on a novel by bel kaufman, this is the story of a new teacher in the new york public school system who wants to make a difference in her students lives. Up the down staircase is a novel written by bel kaufman, published in 1964, which spent 64 weeks on the new york times best seller list.
Sandy dennis was a terrific actress and this film shows her ability and wide range. Staring patrick bedford, sorrell booke, eileen heckart and roy poole. Rent up the down staircase 1967 on dvd and bluray dvd. Tad mosel wrote the screenplay adaptation of the novel of the same name by bel kaufman. Sylvia barrett is a rookie teacher at new yorks innercity calvin coolidge high. We need more films that might be concerned, even remotely, with real experiences that might once have happened to real people. Find movie and film cast and crew information for up the down staircase 1967 robert mulligan on allmovie. Up the down staircase is a 1967 drama about sylvia sandy dennis and her journey of self discovery. Oct 14, 2014 up the down staircase 1967 official trailer patrick bedford, sandy dennis movie hd the experiences of a young female english teacher in an innercity new york high school. Up the down staircase 1967 movie clip the limitless realm. The administration is concerned mainly with forms and rules theres an up and and a down staircase.
Up the down staircase 1967 call the roll watch up the down staircase now. Considering the stunning popularity up the down staircase had enjoyedit spent sixtyfour weeks on the bestseller list after its release, in 1965, inspired a popular film adaptation in. If someone knows about him they should add his pictures to imdb. The plot concerns the first, trying assignment for a young, idealistic teacher. Up the down staircase is a 1967 american drama film about the first, trying assignment for a young, idealistic. We need more american films like up the down staircase. The experiences of a young female english teacher in an innercity new york high school. Up the down staircase film by mulligan 1967 britannica. Up the down staircase 1967 official trailer patrick.
Staircase was also made into a hit movie, though way back in 1967. Rent up the down staircase 1967 starring sandy dennis and patrick bedford on dvd and bluray. Up the down staircase 1967 official trailer patrick bedford, sandy dennis movie hd the experiences of a young female english teacher in an innercity new york high school. How she handles the chaos and her despair in her first semester. Up the down staircase sandy dennis patrick bedford eileen heckart 1967 a novice teacher sandy dennis finds hostile students and staff apathy at a tough new york high school. Hear classic music from up the down staircase, 1967, directed by robert mulligan, with sandy dennis, patrick bedford, eileen heckart, at tcm. And there were, indeed, staircases so labeled in order to prevent traffic jams during passing. Sep 01, 2014 considering the stunning popularity up the down staircase had enjoyedit spent sixtyfour weeks on the bestseller list after its release, in 1965, inspired a popular film adaptation in. Up the down staircase 1967 movie posters cinematerial.
We need more films that might be concerned, even remotely, with real experiences that might once. She captures the fecklessness of bureaucracies, especially those damaged by a culture of powerlessness. Film up the down staircase is a 1967 american drama film about the first, trying assignment for a young, idealistic teacher played by sandy dennis. Arguably the best fiction film ever made about american public education, it scarcely strikes a single false emotional note, with locations on a now demolished block of east 100th st. Up the down staircase 1967 official trailer patrick bedford. It portrays coolidge high school in new york city, and an idealistic teacher who discovers the harsh realities found in the urban schools in america.
Fold wear, some fold separation with missing paper, some edge wear, some creasing in corners, pinholes in top and bottom sections, small tears on left and right borders and top border, singlesided, stored folded. Up the down staircase by robert mulligan robert mulligan. Up the down staircase soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Documentarystyle drama dealing with the problems that face an idealistic young schoolteacher when she is assigned to a rough school in a slum area. The film was a boxoffice disappointment, but the director had more success with up the down staircase 1967, an adaptation of bel kaufmans best seller. Up the down staircase, dvd, manufactured on demand, mono sound, dramaclassics, 888574409821. Although this film was shot before the release of whos afraid of virginia woolf, sandy dennis was cast in this, her first starring role, based in large part on industry wordofmouth about her performance in that film a performance that would win dennis a best supporting actress oscar before up the down staircase was released. Up the down staircase 1967, directed by robert mulligan. And this one still holds up, thanks to the sensitive direction of robert mulligan and the central performance. A serious social drama film of the type that flourished in the 1960s, up the down staircase seems somewhat dated and preachy when viewed by modern audiences. The following texts are the property of their respective authors and we thank them for giving us the opportunity to share for free to students, teachers and users of the web their texts will used only for illustrative educational and scientific purposes only. This movie and up the down staircase were also movies of the 1960s when education reform aimed to. Up the down staircase on dvd 085391144762 from warner bros directed by robert mulligan. Up the down staircase 1967 vintage original movie poster u.
A product of an overcrowded urban high school in the 50 and a teacher in yet another overcrowded urban high school from 19661996, i can attest to the authenticity of the characters and scenarios of up the down staircase. The carol burnett show official recommended for you. Up the down staircase is screening as part of metrograph a to z, a collection of films we think everybody should see. Sylvia is a young english teacher who has chosen her profession out of a genuine desire to. Bel kaufmans up the down staircase 1965 is the teachers and students catch22 1961. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. This adaptation of bel kaufmans revelatory novel about the joys and frustrations of a publicschool vocation has a beautifully articulated screenplay by tad mosel and lead performance by sandy dennis, as the teacher we follow through a charactertesting year at an innercity high school. And we need more actresses like sandy dennis, who looks as if she may be alive and not a plastic robot turned out by the little elves who constructed doris day and sandra dee.
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