The Marva Collins Story (TV)
- Original title
- Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Marva Collins Story
- Year
- 1981
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Cicely Tyson
- Morgan Freeman
- Roderick Wimberly
- Mashaune Hardy
- Brett Bouldin
- Samuel Muhammad Jr.
- Dianne Kirksey
- Steven Williams
- Frankie Hill
- Charlie Brown
- Marsha Warfield
- Ce Ce Thompson
- Jimmie F. Skaggs
- Mike Genovese
- Kelly Crosby
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Biography. Education. Childhood. TV Movie
- Movie Groups
- Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Synopsis
- In this touching story, a dedicated African-American teacher in an inner-city school in the midwestern United States facing tough odds helps ghetto children to succeed. Meanwhile, she faces an adversarial colleague and a principal who disapproves of her teaching methods.
- Awards
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1982: Emmy: Nominated for Best Actress in Miniseries or a TV Movie (Cicely Tyson)
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