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.

Genre:

Drama, TV Movie, History

Duration:

100 min

Cast:

Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman, Rodrick F. Wimberly

Quality:

HD

Director:

Peter Levin

Release:

1981

Country:

United States

Rating:

7.4