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7.0/10 • 24

1967-06-282h 4m

Drama

Simple words that start a war: "Good morning. My name is Miss Barrett. I am your Home Room teacher..."

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.

Directors
Robert Mulligan
Editors
Folmar Blangsted

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  1. Sandy Dennis

    Sandy Dennis

    Sylvia Barrett

  2. Patrick Bedford

    Patrick Bedford

    Paul Barringer

  3. Eileen Heckart

    Eileen Heckart

    Henrietta Pastorfield

  4. Ruth White

    Ruth White

    Beatrice Schacter

  5. Jean Stapleton

    Jean Stapleton

    Sadie Finch

  6. Sorrell Booke

    Sorrell Booke

    Dr. Bester

  7. Roy Poole

    Roy Poole

    Mr. McHabe

  8. Florence Stanley

    Florence Stanley

    Ellen Friedenberg

  9. Ellen O'Mara

    Ellen O'Mara

    Alice Blake

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
high schoolnew york citybased on novel or booksuicide attemptteacherteacher student relationshiphigh school teacherschoolteacherenglish teacherbad studentsstudent threatens teacher