The Marva Collins Story (1981)


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1h 40min | Drama | Dec 1, 1981 | Released

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.

Director: Peter Levin

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Cast (16 Members)


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Morgan Freeman

Clarence Collins

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Cicely Tyson

Marva Collins

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Ed Asner

Narrator (voice)

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Marsha Warfield

Lela Boland

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Mike Genovese

Mardesich

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Jimmie F. Skaggs

Chester Boland

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Frankie Hill

Ida Banbower

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Samuel Muhammad Jr.

Eric Collins

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Rodrick F. Wimberly

Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

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Mashaune Hardy

Cindy Collins

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Brett Bouldin

Patrick Collins

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Dianne Kirksey

Cynthia Rawls

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Ce Ce Thompson

Louise Jones

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Kelly Crosby

Tina Boland

Profile Morgan Freeman Clarence Collins
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Profile Ed Asner Narrator (voice)
Profile Marsha Warfield Lela Boland
Profile Mike Genovese Mardesich
Profile Jimmie F. Skaggs Chester Boland
Profile Frankie Hill Ida Banbower
Profile Samuel Muhammad Jr. Eric Collins
Profile Rodrick F. Wimberly Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
Profile Mashaune Hardy Cindy Collins
Profile Brett Bouldin Patrick Collins
Profile Dianne Kirksey Cynthia Rawls
Profile Ce Ce Thompson Louise Jones
Profile Kelly Crosby Tina Boland

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