Up the Down Staircase

1967 · 124 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 2,587 VOTES · DIR. Robert Mulligan

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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.
00:09:29 You mean you were in my class.
00:13:36 My uncle's in this class, and he forgot his lunch.
00:19:21 You hear me? l ain't playing with you.
00:24:56 extensive experience in the so-called problem-area schools
00:30:45 ln answer to your very interesting question
00:36:07 What kind of thing do you write?
00:41:01 Who did prepare a book report?
00:44:42 Oh, l'll do that
00:48:33 Now, at the end of each term
00:53:25 -l do. -Prove it.
00:59:24 That's why your suggestion box is a frost.
01:04:55 Good evening, Alice. Do you want some punch?
01:11:36 ''Dear Mr. Barringer...''
01:15:49 l'll stand at the back of the room, Miss Barrett.
01:21:08 The General Organization of which l am president of is proud to consider
01:25:02 all teachers are instructed to re-double their vigilance at all times.
01:30:48 so l decided to sit in on yours.
01:36:13 Now, is that understood?
01:41:03 -But l'm not his mother. -Oh, if you're related, then it's...
01:44:41 And Rusty... Rusty is going to be the defendant.
01:51:56 l suppose you're ticking off the number of times you have left to walk this block.
01:55:44 we'll just have to have the two attorneys examine you as a hostile witness.
02:04:02 English

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,555
Dialogue density12.5 lines / min
First line00:03:56
Final line02:04:02

Production Record

DirectorRobert Mulligan
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,587