The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

100 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | Dec. 1, 1981

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

100 mins | Drama, History, TV Movie | Dec. 1, 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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
Original title The Marva Collins Story
Directors Peter Levin
Writers Clifford Campion

Cast

Cicely Tyson

as Marva Collins

Morgan Freeman

as Clarence Collins

Rodrick F. Wimberly

as Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

Mashaune Hardy

as Cindy Collins

Brett Bouldin

as Patrick Collins

Samuel Muhammad Jr.

as Eric Collins

Dianne Kirksey

as Cynthia Rawls

Steven Williams

as McCloud

Frankie Hill

as Ida Banbower

Charlie Brown

as Boland

Marsha Warfield

as Lela Boland

Ce Ce Thompson

as Louise Jones

Jimmie F. Skaggs

as Chester Boland

Mike Genovese

as Mardesich

Kelly Crosby

as Tina Boland

Ed Asner

as Narrator (voice)