The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

1981
1h 40m
7.4

7.4/10

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Overview

Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the traditional school system and decided to work outside of it, transforming her students into young scholars through her unique teaching style.

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Production Information

Production Companies
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions NRW Features
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

chicago, illinois biography teacher

Quick Facts

Release Date December 1, 1981
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0082719

Cast

Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson

Marva Collins

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman

Clarence Collins

Rodrick F. Wimberly
Rodrick F. Wimberly

Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

Mashaune Hardy
Mashaune Hardy

Cindy Collins

Brett Bouldin
Brett Bouldin

Patrick Collins

Samuel Muhammad Jr.
Samuel Muhammad Jr.

Eric Collins

Dianne Kirksey
Dianne Kirksey

Cynthia Rawls

Steven Williams
Steven Williams

McCloud

Frankie Hill
Frankie Hill

Ida Banbower

Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown

Chester Boland

Marsha Warfield
Marsha Warfield

Lela Boland

Ce Ce Thompson
Ce Ce Thompson

Louise Jones

Key Crew

Peter Levin
Director
Clifford Campion
Writer
Conrad Holzgang
Producer
Marian Rees
Executive Producer