Up the Down Staircase
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Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 American drama film about an idealistic young teacher confronting the challenges of an inner-city high school.
All labels observed (1)
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| Up the Down Staircase canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11622873 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Up the Down Staircase Context triple: [Robert Mulligan, directed, Up the Down Staircase]
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A.
Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair is a 1993 progressive rock album by British band Porcupine Tree, noted for its atmospheric soundscapes and psychedelic influences.
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B.
A Room Upstairs
A Room Upstairs is a literary work that served as the source material for the film "A Woman's Devotion."
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C.
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street is a British period drama television series set in Edwardian London, loosely based on the life of hotelier Rosa Lewis and her rise from servant to renowned proprietor.
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D.
The Governess
"The Governess" is a Victorian-era painting by British artist Rebecca Solomon that explores themes of class, gender, and social isolation through the figure of a middle-class woman employed in a wealthy household.
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E.
The Governess
The Governess is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin that depicts a domestic scene emphasizing quiet moral instruction and middle-class family life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Up the Down Staircase Target entity description: Up the Down Staircase is a 1967 American drama film about an idealistic young teacher confronting the challenges of an inner-city high school.
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A.
Up the Downstair
Up the Downstair is a 1993 progressive rock album by British band Porcupine Tree, noted for its atmospheric soundscapes and psychedelic influences.
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B.
A Room Upstairs
A Room Upstairs is a literary work that served as the source material for the film "A Woman's Devotion."
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C.
The Duchess of Duke Street
The Duchess of Duke Street is a British period drama television series set in Edwardian London, loosely based on the life of hotelier Rosa Lewis and her rise from servant to renowned proprietor.
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D.
The Governess
"The Governess" is a Victorian-era painting by British artist Rebecca Solomon that explores themes of class, gender, and social isolation through the figure of a middle-class woman employed in a wealthy household.
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E.
The Governess
The Governess is an 18th-century genre painting by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin that depicts a domestic scene emphasizing quiet moral instruction and middle-class family life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Up the Down Staircase (1964 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Up the Down Staircase (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Bel Kaufman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Joseph F. Coffey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Mulligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Seven Arts Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editor | Aaron Stell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age film
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drama film ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
public education
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school bureaucracy ⓘ urban schools ⓘ youth delinquency ⓘ |
| leadActorRole | Sandy Dennis as Sylvia Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sylvia Barrett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | Not Rated ⓘ |
| musicBy | Fred Karlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | challenges of inner-city education ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
idealism versus bureaucracy
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teacher–student relationships ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Alan J. Pakula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Pakula-Mulligan Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | high school teacher ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1967-08-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 124 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Tad Mosel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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inner-city high school ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Eileen Heckart
NERFINISHED
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Jean Stapleton NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth White NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandy Dennis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1960s ⓘ |
| title | Up the Down Staircase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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