The Marva Collins Story
(1981)
December 1, 1981• 1h 40m
74%
TMDB ScoreOverview
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.
Peter Levin
Director
Top Billed Cast
CT
Cicely Tyson
Marva Collins
MF
Morgan Freeman
Clarence Collins
RFW
Rodrick F. Wimberly
Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
MH
Mashaune Hardy
Cindy Collins
BB
Brett Bouldin
Patrick Collins
SMJ
Samuel Muhammad Jr.
Eric Collins
DK
Dianne Kirksey
Cynthia Rawls
SW
Steven Williams
McCloud
FH
Frankie Hill
Ida Banbower
CB
Charlie Brown
Chester Boland
