The Marva Collins Story
movie
Released December 01, 1981
Overview
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.
Cast
Cicely Tyson
as
Marva Collins
Morgan Freeman
as
Clarence Collins
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Rodrick F. Wimberly
as
Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)
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Mashaune Hardy
as
Cindy Collins
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Brett Bouldin
as
Patrick Collins
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Samuel Muhammad Jr.
as
Eric Collins
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Dianne Kirksey
as
Cynthia Rawls
Steven Williams
as
McCloud
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Frankie Hill
as
Ida Banbower
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Charlie Brown
as
Chester Boland
Marsha Warfield
as
Lela Boland
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Ce Ce Thompson
as
Louise Jones
Crew
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Peter Levin
as
Director
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Clifford Campion
as
Writer
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Clifford Campion
as
Co-Producer
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Donald H. Birnkrant
as
Director of Photography
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Marjorie Fowler
as
Editor
Richard B. Lewis
as
Art Direction
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Solomon Brewer
as
Set Decoration
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Conrad Holzgang
as
Producer
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Aaron Holden
as
Set Decoration
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Marian Rees
as
Executive Producer
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Burton Miller
as
Costume Design
Fred Karlin
as
Original Music Composer