Product Details

• Actors: Ed Asner, Cicely Tyson, Jimmie F. Skaggs, Dianne Kirksey, Marsha Warfield
• Directors: Peter Levin
• Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• DVD Release Date: January 15, 2008
• Run Time: 102 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000WMA736
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,960 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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MARVA COLLINS STORY - DVD Movie

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perhaps the best TV movie I ever saw, December 17, 2007

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Hilmantel "hilmantel" (Gaithersburg, MD United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Marva Collins Story (DVD)

This movie tells the true story of an African-American teacher who opted out of the public school system and succeeded with kids who everyone said could never succeed. An inspiring modern day "Horatio Alger" story of achievement and the overcoming of obstacles. What happens when failure is not an option.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring!, March 10, 2008

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D. Smith "D. Smith" (New Orleans, La.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Marva Collins Story (DVD)

I am so excited that this movie has become available on DVD. I can remember watching this movie with my mother when I was about 7 years old. We can all relate to the teacher that has dedicated him/herself to the job of educating and instilling positive values in their students. I recently watched it with my son and he as well, loved it. We can use a lot more like Marva Collins especially, in our public school system.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Educational Movie Ever, September 15, 2008

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L. Wilson "The SchoolTech Guy" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Marva Collins Story (DVD)

Thanks to this movie and her books, I had the privilege of working in her Milwaukee and Chicago schools, being trained directly by her in early 1999-2000. She's the real deal, and it's sad that her school has closed, but the legend will live on if educators start adopting her methodology. Thanks Marva.