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The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

1981TV Movie⏱️ 1h 40mNot Rated
BiographyDrama
⭐ 7.7
IMDB Rating
329 votes

In this touching story, a dedicated African-American teacher in an inner-city school in the midwestern United States facing tough odds helps inner-city children to succeed. Meanwhile, she faces an adversarial colleague and a princ...

Director
Peter Levin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman, Rodrick F. Wimberly
Release Date
December 1, 1981
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 6
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 1.2K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson
as Marva Collins
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman
as Clarence Collins
Rodrick F. Wimberly
Rodrick F. Wimberly
as Martin Luther Jones
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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
Frankie Hill
Frankie Hill
as Ida Banbower
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Charlie Brown
as Chester Boland
Marsha Warfield
Marsha Warfield
as Lela Boland

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Production
Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, NRW Features, Warner Bros. Television

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

BiographyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

I Want the Movie and Love It
by CedricLenox β€’ 2004-09-15

"I love the movie so much. Mrs. Tyeson play a great role.My favorite part when the girl told Marva I hate you then Marva said I love you. Also how she overcome the teachers and Principal who dislike her and the methods.Marva is my hero.She took the few students she have and made them stars. All teachers, school board members,and people who work with children need to watch this movie. The school system will be whole lot better if they use Marva Collins methods.This movie inspired me to use her teaching method to work with all children especially who has been written off in school system.The coll..."

πŸ“– Synopsis

In this touching story, a dedicated African-American teacher in an inner-city school in the midwestern United States facing tough odds helps inner-city children to succeed. Meanwhile, she faces an adversarial colleague and a princ...