Up the Down Staircase
1967 · 124 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 2,587 VOTES · DIR. Robert Mulligan
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,555 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:56 Make way for the lady, man.
00:09:24 Good morning, Mr. Barringer.
00:13:25 Yes, if you...
00:18:04 Well.
00:22:44 and expectations.
00:28:38 my transportation cards, and my H-level report.
00:34:47 And keys. Look what they've given me.
00:39:23 Hey, Teach. Hey.
00:43:34 Jerry.
00:47:16 ''Must curb tendency to paranoia due to socioeconomic environmental factors.''
00:51:22 and l've been going over it very carefully.
00:57:29 Come on, let's go.
01:01:46 Just walk slowly and think of the odds, 18 to six.
01:06:44 ls that all you found out for all your trouble?
01:13:31 but l can't begin to cope with this one.
01:18:37 Merle, would you read the next phrase aloud, please?
01:22:47 l'll be back in a moment. Let's not panic.
01:26:28 May l ask, sir, what l should have done?
01:32:04 Stick with what you think
01:38:25 And certainly not the kind of material you could look up in a lavatory.
01:41:58 he doesn't pay attention during class. His mind wanders, you know.
01:46:57 You wanna go someplace else?
01:52:30 And they'll be so polite, they'll let you love them, without risk.
01:56:12 Well, knowing the fellow only slightly as l do, in which case l'm sure l'm not alone
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,555
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:03:56
Final line01:56:12
Production Record
DirectorRobert Mulligan
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,587