Movie: The Marva Collins Story

Top 10 Billed Cast

Cicely Tyson
Cicely Tyson

Marva Collins

Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman

Clarence Collins

Rodrick F. Wimberly
Rodrick F. Wimberly

Martin Luther Jones (as Roderick Wimberly)

Mashaune Hardy
Mashaune Hardy

Cindy Collins

Brett Bouldin
Brett Bouldin

Patrick Collins

Samuel Muhammad Jr.
Samuel Muhammad Jr.

Eric Collins

Dianne Kirksey
Dianne Kirksey

Cynthia Rawls

Steven Williams
Steven Williams

McCloud

Frankie Hill
Frankie Hill

Ida Banbower

Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown

Chester Boland

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Preview Clip: The Marva Collins Story (1981, Cicely Tyson, Morgan Freeman, Rodrick F. Wimberly)

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