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.
Cast
Sandy Dennis
Sylvia Barrett
Patrick Bedford
Paul Barringer
Eileen Heckart
Henrietta Pastorfield
Ruth White
Beatrice Schacter
Jean Stapleton
Sadie Finch
Sorrell Booke
Dr. Bester
Roy Poole
Mr. McHabe
Florence Stanley
Ellen Friedenberg
Ellen O'Mara
Alice Blake
Jeff Howard
Joe Ferone
Vinnette Carroll
The Mother
Martha Greenhouse
Mrs. Kagan
Frances Sternhagen
Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian
Elena Karam
School Nurse
Maria Landa
Carole Blanca
Candace Culkin
Linda Rosen
Lew Wallach
Lou Martin
Salvatore Rasa
Harry A. Kagan
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez
John Fantauzzi
Eddie Williams
Bud Cort
Student
Esther Rolle
Teacher
Linda Gillen
Student
Crew
Robert Mulligan
Director
Tad Mosel
Screenplay
Bel Kaufman
Novel
Folmar Blangsted
Editor
Joseph F. Coffey
Director of Photography
Don Kranze
Assistant Director
George Justin
Production Supervisor
Alan J. Pakula
Producer
Tony Major
Production Assistant
Harvey Genkins
Camera Operator
Alixe Gordin
Casting
Ann Roth
Costume Design
Dan Wallin
Scoring Mixer
John H. Bolz
Sound
Dennis Maitland
Sound
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
Tom Volpe
Grip
George Jenkins
Art Direction
