The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

1981-12-01 100 Min 7.357

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

The Marva Collins Story

Director

Peter Levin
Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Marva Collins
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Clarence Collins
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Rodrick F. Wimberly
Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
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Mashaune Hardy
Cindy Collins
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Brett Bouldin
Patrick Collins
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Samuel Muhammad Jr.
Eric Collins
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Dianne Kirksey
Cynthia Rawls
Steven Williams
Steven Williams
McCloud
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Frankie Hill
Ida Banbower
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Charlie Brown
Chester Boland
Marsha Warfield
Marsha Warfield
Lela Boland
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Ce Ce Thompson
Louise Jones

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