Nightjohn (1996)
Words Are Freedom
John is a man of many talents, including one forbidden skill: he can read. When he teaches a young slave girl named Sarny to read and write, she learns an unforgettable lesson about the power of words and the true meaning of freedom.
- Date of release
- 1996-06-01
- TMDB
- 6.2 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Director
- Charles Burnett
Casting
- Beau Bridges — Clel Waller
- Carl Lumbly — Nightjohn
- Bill Cobbs — Old man
- Kathleen York — Callie Waller
- Gabriel Casseus — Outlaw
- Tom Nowicki — Dr. Chamberlain
- Joel Traywick — Jeff Waller
- Allison Jones — Sarny
- Patty Mack — Evelyn
- Deborah Duke — Lethe
- Danny Nelson — Reverend Osee Rush
- Monica Ford — Egypt
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