The Marva Collins Story

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.

Main Cast

Cicely Tyson

Marva Collins

Age : 96 | Popularity : 8%

Morgan Freeman

Clarence Collins

Age : 86 | Popularity : 70%

Rodrick F. Wimberly

Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Mashaune Hardy

Cindy Collins

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Brett Bouldin

Patrick Collins

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Samuel Muhammad Jr.

Eric Collins

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Dianne Kirksey

Cynthia Rawls

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Steven Williams

McCloud

Age : 75 | Popularity : 17%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Burton Miller
Editing	Editor	Marjorie Fowler
Sound	Music	Fred Karlin
Writing	Writer	Clifford Campion
Production	Co-Producer	Clifford Campion
	Executive Producer	Marian Rees
	Producer	Conrad Holzgang
Art	Set Decoration	Aaron Holden Solomon Brewer
	Art Direction	Richard B. Lewis
Directing	Director	Peter Levin
Camera	Director of Photography	Donald H. Birnkrant
Department	Role	Name

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