The Marva Collins Story
1981
1h 40m
7.4
DramaTV MovieHistory
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.
Top Cast
Cicely Tyson
Marva Collins
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
McCloud
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Frankie Hill
Ida Banbower
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Charlie Brown
Chester Boland
