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.
Sylvia Barrett
Sandy Dennis
Paul Barringer
Patrick Bedford
Henrietta Pastorfield
Eileen Heckart
Beatrice Schacter
Ruth White
Sadie Finch
Jean Stapleton
Dr. Bester
Sorrell Booke
Mr. McHabe
Roy Poole
Ellen Friedenberg
Florence Stanley
Alice Blake
Ellen O'Mara
Joe Ferone
Jeff Howard
The Mother
Vinnette Carroll
Mrs. Kagan
Martha Greenhouse
Charlotte Wolf, School Librarian
Frances Sternhagen
School Nurse
Elena Karam
Carole Blanca
Maria Landa
Linda Rosen
Candace Culkin
Lou Martin
Lew Wallach
Harry A. Kagan
Salvatore Rasa
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez
Eddie Williams
John Fantauzzi
Student
Bud Cort
Teacher
Esther Rolle
Student
Linda Gillen