Genres
Duration
100 min
Director
Peter Levin
Rating
7.4
Release Date
December 1, 1981
The Marva Collins Story
Original title: The Marva Collins Story
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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.
The Marva Collins Story cast
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Cicely Tyson
Character:
Marva Collins
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Morgan Freeman
Character:
Clarence Collins
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Rodrick F. Wimberly
Character:
Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
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Mashaune Hardy
Character:
Cindy Collins
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Brett Bouldin
Character:
Patrick Collins
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Samuel Muhammad Jr.
Character:
Eric Collins
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Dianne Kirksey
Character:
Cynthia Rawls
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Steven Williams
Character:
McCloud
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Frankie Hill
Character:
Ida Banbower
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Charlie Brown
Character:
Chester Boland
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Marsha Warfield
Character:
Lela Boland
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Ce Ce Thompson
Character:
Louise Jones
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Jimmie F. Skaggs
Character:
Zay Smith
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Mike Genovese
Character:
Mardesich
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Kelly Crosby
Character:
Tina Boland
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Tonda Leavy
Character:
Clarissa Lester
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Duke Thorbs
Character:
Eddie Banbower
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Darlene Jackson
Character:
Roxanne Johnston
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Cynthia Collins
Character:
Rose
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Erika McCoy
Character:
Brenda
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Gordie Wright
Character:
Truman
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Ed Asner
Character:
Narrator (voice)
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Barbara Basley
Character:
Ms. Lester
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Tony Brown
Character:
Raphael
