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.

RATING

7.3 / 10

RELEASE DATE

1981-12-01

DIRECTOR

Peter Levin

RUNNING TIME

1h 40m

Budget: Unknown

Revenue: Unknown

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Actors

Cicely Tyson

Marva Collins

Morgan Freeman

Clarence Collins