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The Marva Collins Story
The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

01 December 1981

Country

United States of America

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

Jimmie F. Skaggs

Jimmie F. Skaggs

Zay Smith

Mike Genovese

Mike Genovese

Mardesich

Kelly Crosby

Kelly Crosby

Tina Boland

Tonda Leavy

Tonda Leavy

Clarissa Lester

Duke Thorbs

Duke Thorbs

Eddie Banbower

Darlene Jackson

Darlene Jackson

Roxanne Johnston

Cynthia Collins

Cynthia Collins

Rose

Erika McCoy

Erika McCoy

Brenda

Gordie Wright

Gordie Wright

Truman

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Narrator (voice)

Barbara Basley

Barbara Basley

Ms. Lester

Tony Brown

Tony Brown

Raphael

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