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The Marva Collins Story

Release Date:December 1, 1981

Running Time:100 min

Genres:Drama, History, TV Movie

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Cast

Cicely Tyson Morgan Freeman Rodrick F. Wimberly Mashaune Hardy Brett Bouldin Samuel Muhammad Jr.Dianne Kirksey Steven Williams Frankie Hill Charlie Brown Marsha Warfield Ce Ce Thompson

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Synopsis

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.

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