The Marva Collins Story (1981)

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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.

Updated May 29 2020

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1981-12-01

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FACTS

Runtime: 100 mins Rating: 7.8

Cast

Morgan Freeman

Clarence Collins

Cicely Tyson

Marva Collins

Steven Williams

McCloud

Ed Asner

Narrator (voice)

Marsha Warfield

Lela Boland

Mike Genovese

Mardesich

Jimmie F. Skaggs

Chester Boland

Frankie Hill

Ida Banbower