The Marva Collins Story

Duration: 100 min

Release date: 1981-12-01

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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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as Marva Collins

as Clarence Collins

Rodrick F. Wimberly

Rodrick F. Wimberly

as Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

as Cindy Collins

as Patrick Collins

Samuel Muhammad Jr.

Samuel Muhammad Jr.

as Eric Collins

as Cynthia Rawls

Steven Williams

Steven Williams

as Ida Banbower

as Chester Boland

Marsha Warfield

Marsha Warfield

as Louise Jones

Jimmie F. Skaggs

Jimmie F. Skaggs

as Clarissa Lester

as Eddie Banbower

Darlene Jackson

Darlene Jackson

as Roxanne Johnston

Cynthia Collins

Cynthia Collins

as Narrator (voice)

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Clifford Campion

Clifford Campion

Clifford Campion

Clifford Campion

Donald H. Birnkrant

Donald H. Birnkrant

Director of Photography

Marjorie Fowler

Marjorie Fowler

Richard B. Lewis

Richard B. Lewis

Conrad Holzgang

Conrad Holzgang

Executive Producer

Original Music Composer

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