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The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1981

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie, History

User Score

73%

Original Title

The Marva Collins Story

Production Companies

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions, NRW Features

Director

Peter Levin

Description

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.