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A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes 78%. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes78%
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Tad MoselScreenplay
- Robert MulliganDirector
- Fred KarlinOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sandy DennisSylvia Barrett
- Patrick BedfordPaul Barringer
- Eileen HeckartHenrietta Pastorfield
- Ruth WhiteBeatrice Schacter
- Jean StapletonSadie Finch
- Sorrell BookeDr. Bester
- Roy PooleMr. McHabe
- Florence StanleyEllen Friedenberg
- Ellen O'MaraAlice Blake
- Jeff HowardJoe Ferone
- Vinnette CarrollThe Mother
- Martha GreenhouseMrs. Kagan
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Themes
high schoolnew york citybased on novel or booksuicide attemptteacherteacher student relationshiphigh school teacherschoolteacherenglish teacherbad studentsstudent threatens teacher
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