Rent Up the Down Staircase (1967)
3.7 of 5 from 52 ratings
2h 4min
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- Synopsis:
New York's Calvin Coolidge High begins the new school year. With no chalk. No books. Too many students. Over clanging bells, the P.A. booms, "Please disregard all bells". It might say, "Please disregard all learning". Academy Award -winner Sandy Dennis stars as an idealistic new teacher in this straight-A movie from Bel Kaufman's beloved best seller. 'To Kill a Mockingbird' producer Alan J. Pakula and director Robert Mulligan memorably bring it to the screen. Eileen Heckart, Ruth White and Jean Stapleton play school staffers. And fresh-faced newcomers from inner-city classrooms portray the students. The result ranks among 'Stand and Deliver' and 'Lean on Me' as one of the best-ever films about the triumph of teaching and learning. - Actors:
- Patrick Bedford, Sandy Dennis, Eileen Heckart, Ruth White, Jean Stapleton, Sorrell Booke, Roy Poole, Florence Stanley, Vinnette Carroll, Janice Mars, Loretta Leversee, John Callahan, Denis Fay, Otto Lomax, Martha Greenhouse, María Landa, Robert Levine, Elena Karam, Frances Sternhagen, Candace Culkin
- Directors:
- Robert Mulligan
- Producers:
- Alan J. Pakula
- Writers:
- Bel Kaufman, Tad Mosel
- Studio:
- Warner
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
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