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Up the Down Staircase

1967·2h 4m·Approved
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
2,738 votes

The experiences of a young female English teacher in an inner-city New York high school.

Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 drama movie directed by Robert Mulligan, starring Sandy Dennis, Patrick Bedford, Eileen Heckart. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 2,738 votes and runs 2h 4m.

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Director
Robert Mulligan
Stars
Sandy Dennis
Patrick Bedford
Eileen Heckart
Ruth White
Details
1967-06-28
124 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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