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The Marva Collins Story (1981)

7.4/10 1h 40m Dec 01, 1981
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 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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Movie Details

Original Title The Marva Collins Story
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6

Cast

Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
Marva Collins
Popularity: 0.9
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
Clarence Collins
Popularity: 9.7
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Rodrick F. Wimberly
Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
Popularity: 0.1
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Mashaune Hardy
Cindy Collins
Popularity: 0.2
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Brett Bouldin
Patrick Collins
Popularity: 0.1
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Samuel Muhammad Jr.
Eric Collins
Popularity: 0.2
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Dianne Kirksey
Cynthia Rawls
Popularity: 0.4
Steven Williams
Steven Williams
McCloud
Popularity: 3.7
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Frankie Hill
Ida Banbower
Popularity: 0.1
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Charlie Brown
Chester Boland
Popularity: 0.0
Marsha Warfield
Marsha Warfield
Lela Boland
Popularity: 2.6
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Ce Ce Thompson
Louise Jones
Popularity: 0.0

Key Crew

Director Peter Levin
Writer Clifford Campion
Executive Producer Marian Rees
Editor Marjorie Fowler
Producer Conrad Holzgang

Production

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
US
NRW Features

Videos & Trailers

Preview Clip: The Marva Collins Story (1981, Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman, Rodrick F. Wimberly)
Preview Clip: The Marva Collins Story (1981, Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman, Rodrick F. Wimberly)
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Keywords

chicago, illinois biography teacher

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Details
Release Date December 1, 1981
Runtime 1h 40m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.6
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