Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story

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.

Fighting the Odds: The Marilyn Gambrell Story
GenreBiographical drama
Written by
Directed byAndy Wolk
Starring
Music byBruce Leitl
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Michael Frislev
  • Damian Ganczewski
  • Chad Oakes
CinematographyJohn Berrie
EditorDrake Silliman
Running time120 minutes
Production companies
  • Nomadic Pictures
  • Once Upon a Time Films
Original release
NetworkLifetime
ReleaseAugust 22, 2005 (2005-08-22)
The former campus of M. B. Smiley High School, the school featured in the film - the campus is now the main campus of North Forest High School

The film aired on Lifetime. It stars Jami Gertz, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Clark and Sicily Sewell.

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