The Marva Collins Story

Name: The Marva Collins Story
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman, Rodrick F. Wimberly, Mashaune Hardy, Brett Bouldin

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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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Cast & Crew

Director: Peter LevinWriter: Clifford CampionProducers: Conrad Holzgang, Marian Rees

Cicely Tyson

as Marva Collins

Morgan Freeman

as Clarence Collins

Rodrick F. Wimberly

as Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

Mashaune Hardy

as Cindy Collins

Brett Bouldin

as Patrick Collins

Samuel Muhammad Jr.

as Eric Collins

Dianne Kirksey

as Cynthia Rawls

Steven Williams

as McCloud

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