The Marva Collins Story

7.4 1981 100 min
Drama TV Movie History

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…

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Director
Peter Levin
Writer
Clifford Campion

Cast

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Cicely Tyson Marva Collins
Morgan Freeman Clarence Collins
Rodrick F. Wimberly Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
Mashaune Hardy Cindy Collins
Brett Bouldin Patrick Collins
Samuel Muhammad Jr. Eric Collins
Dianne Kirksey Cynthia Rawls
Steven Williams McCloud
Frankie Hill Ida Banbower
Charlie Brown Chester Boland
Marsha Warfield Lela Boland
Ce Ce Thompson Louise Jones
Jimmie F. Skaggs Zay Smith
Mike Genovese Mardesich
Kelly Crosby Tina Boland
Tonda Leavy Clarissa Lester
Duke Thorbs Eddie Banbower
Darlene Jackson Roxanne Johnston

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