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The Marva Collins Story

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Calorie Rating: 141
Released: 1981-12-01
Running Time: 100 Minutes
Studios: Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, NRW Features,


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 / Directors

Peter Levin
Director


Cast

Cicely Tyson
Character: Marva Collins
Morgan Freeman
Character: Clarence Collins
Rodrick F. Wimberly
Character: Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

Mashaune Hardy
Character: Cindy Collins
Brett Bouldin
Character: Patrick Collins
Samuel Muhammad Jr.
Character: Eric Collins

Dianne Kirksey
Character: Cynthia Rawls
Steven Williams
Character: McCloud
Frankie Hill
Character: Ida Banbower

Charlie Brown
Character: Chester Boland
Marsha Warfield
Character: Lela Boland
Ce Ce Thompson
Character: Louise Jones

Jimmie F. Skaggs
Character: Zay Smith
Mike Genovese
Character: Mardesich
Kelly Crosby
Character: Tina Boland

Tonda Leavy
Character: Clarissa Lester
Duke Thorbs
Character: Eddie Banbower
Darlene Jackson
Character: Roxanne Johnston

Cynthia Collins
Character: Rose
Erika McCoy
Character: Brenda
Gordie Wright
Character: Truman

Ed Asner
Character: Narrator (voice)
Barbara Basley
Character: Ms. Lester
Tony Brown
Character: Raphael


Production and Crew


Marian Rees
Executive Producer
Donald H. Birnkrant
Director of Photography

Richard B. Lewis
Art Direction
Solomon Brewer
Set Decoration

Aaron Holden
Set Decoration
Burton Miller
Costume Design