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      The Marva Collins Story

      1981 1 hr. 40 min. Drama List
      Reviews 100% 50+ Ratings Audience Score Marva Collins (Cicely Tyson) is a Chicago schoolteacher who strives to do her best to educate her students. However, she grows frustrated by the boundaries imposed on her methods by a failing public school system. Confronted by stubborn colleagues and a reproachful principal, Collins boldly decides to go it alone. Using her own funds, she creates the prep school for inner-city students that she feels they deserve. This moving biopic is based on a true story. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Feb 14 Buy Now

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      Synopsis Marva Collins (Cicely Tyson) is a Chicago schoolteacher who strives to do her best to educate her students. However, she grows frustrated by the boundaries imposed on her methods by a failing public school system. Confronted by stubborn colleagues and a reproachful principal, Collins boldly decides to go it alone. Using her own funds, she creates the prep school for inner-city students that she feels they deserve. This moving biopic is based on a true story.
      Director
      Peter Levin
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Feb 1, 2014
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