(The Marva Collins Story)

Content: 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.

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Drama,

TV Movie,

History

Runtime:

100 minutes

Year:

1981

Directors:

Peter Levin

Production companies:

Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions,

NRW Features

Actors:

Marva Collins

Clarence Collins

Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

Cindy Collins

Patrick Collins

Crews:

Director

Writer

Co-Producer

Director of Photography

Editor