The Marva Collins Story

The Marva Collins Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-12-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (154 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Levin

Fullplot:

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. To top it off, some naughty youth regularly mess up the classroom after school to tick the teacher off. We watch as Tyson's character, Marva Collins, manages it all and keeps up both a personal life and her looks.

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