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.
| Directing | Robert Mulligan | Director |
| Writing | Tad Mosel | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bel Kaufman | Novel |
| Production | Alixe Gordin | Casting |
| Editing | Folmar Blangsted | Editor |
| Production | Alan J. Pakula | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Roth | Costume Design |
| Camera | Joseph F. Coffey | Director of Photography |
| Art | George Jenkins | Art Direction |
| Sound | Fred Karlin | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tony Major | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Dan Wallin | Scoring Mixer |
| Camera | Tom Volpe | Grip |
| Camera | Harvey Genkins | Camera Operator |
| Sound | John H. Bolz | Sound |
| Sound | Dennis Maitland | Sound |
| Directing | Don Kranze | Assistant Director |
| Production | George Justin | Production Supervisor |
