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The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

7.4/10 1981 1h 40m Released
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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.

Director: Peter Levin
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Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Marva Collins
 Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Clarence Collins
 Rodrick F. Wimberly
Rodrick F. Wimberly
Martin Luther Jones (a
 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

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