The Marva Collins Story
1981, drama, history
100 minutes
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...
Cast
Marva Collins
Clarence Collins
Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
Cindy Collins
Patrick Collins
Eric Collins
Cynthia Rawls
McCloud
Ida Banbower
Chester Boland
Lela Boland
Louise Jones
Zay Smith
Mardesich
Tina Boland
Clarissa Lester
Eddie Banbower
Roxanne Johnston
Rose
Brenda
Truman
Narrator (voice)
Ms. Lester
Raphael
Crew
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Costume and make-up
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Director
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