Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
2005 American TV series or program
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Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story is a 2005 American biographical drama television film which tells the true story of a former parole officer named Marilyn Gambrell, who helped a group of students at M. B. Smiley High School in Houston, Texas. The students had either been raped, sexually harassed and/or beaten by their own parents. Marilyn helped the students learn to fight back for one another and for themselves. For this, she created the No More Victims program.
- Andy Wolk
- Peter Wolk
- Jami Gertz
- Ernie Hudson
- Eugene Clark
- Sicily Sewell
- Stacy Meadows Jr.
- Trent Cameron
- Edwin Hodge
- Zak Santiago
- Regine Nehy
- Jorge Vargas
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| Genre | Biographical drama |
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| Directed by | Andy Wolk |
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| Music by | Bruce Leitl |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
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| Cinematography | John Berrie |
| Editor | Drake Silliman |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
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| Network | Lifetime |
| Release | August 22, 2005 |
The film aired on Lifetime. It stars Jami Gertz, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Clark and Sicily Sewell.
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