The Marva Collins Story (1981)
The Marva Collins Story
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.
Casting arrow_drop_down
Cicely Tyson
as Marva Collins
as Marva Collins
Morgan Freeman
as Clarence Collins
as Clarence Collins
Rodrick F. Wimberly
as Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
as Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
Mashaune Hardy
as Cindy Collins
as Cindy Collins
Brett Bouldin
as Patrick Collins
as Patrick Collins
Samuel Muhammad Jr.
as Eric Collins
as Eric Collins
Dianne Kirksey
as Cynthia Rawls
as Cynthia Rawls
Steven Williams
as McCloud
as McCloud
Frankie Hill
as Ida Banbower
as Ida Banbower
Charlie Brown
as Chester Boland
as Chester Boland
Marsha Warfield
as Lela Boland
as Lela Boland
Ce Ce Thompson
as Louise Jones
as Louise Jones
Jimmie F. Skaggs
as Zay Smith
as Zay Smith
Mike Genovese
as Mardesich
as Mardesich
Kelly Crosby
as Tina Boland
as Tina Boland
Tonda Leavy
as Clarissa Lester
as Clarissa Lester
Duke Thorbs
as Eddie Banbower
as Eddie Banbower
Darlene Jackson
as Roxanne Johnston
as Roxanne Johnston
Cynthia Collins
as Rose
as Rose
Erika McCoy
as Brenda
as Brenda
Gordie Wright
as Truman
as Truman
Ed Asner
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (voice)
Barbara Basley
as Ms. Lester
as Ms. Lester
Tony Brown
as Raphael
as Raphael
Crew arrow_drop_down
Peter Levin
Director
Director
Clifford Campion
Writer
Writer
Clifford Campion
Co-Producer
Co-Producer
Conrad Holzgang
Producer
Producer
Marian Rees
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Fred Karlin
Music
Music
Donald H. Birnkrant
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Marjorie Fowler
Editor
Editor
Richard B. Lewis
Art Direction
Art Direction
Solomon Brewer
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Aaron Holden
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Burton Miller
Costume Design
Costume Design
