The Marva Collins Story (1981) (MOD) "Paperback"

The Marva Collins Story (1981) (MOD) "Paperback"Remember your favorite teacher? The one who believed in you and made you believe in yourself? So does every student who ever walked into Marva Collins' classroom. In an NAACP Image Award winning performance, Cicely Tyson stars as Marva in this inspiring true story of a woman who made a difference in Chicago's blighted inner city. Morgan Freeman costars as Clarence Collins, who provides devoted support for his wife's dream: her own school, where high

and becomes a woman of the world

Living in the automated

Disappointed that Kempy and not Duke is his new son-in-law

hypnotic film its icy heartbeat

So does the fun

In a change of pace from his offbeat thrillers and Hitchcock homages

A stellar cast gives full-throttle support: Gene Kelly as a rummy bike mechanic

Boris Karloff was one of Hollywood's greatest actors

Same story

Liam Neeson (winner of a Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award) plays the title role

both appeared in the Broadway version

" that has become a part of the pop culture vernacular