Nightjohn

Nightjohn (1996)

Words Are Freedom

Drama TV Movie

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.

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  • Release Date: 1996-06-01
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Director: Charles Burnett

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Cast

  • 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

  • Gerald Brown

    Joseph

  • Robin Michelle McClamb

    Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)

  • Steven Sutherland

    Alan Bowen

  • Shannon Eubanks

    Fanny Bowen

  • John P. Ford III

    Arthur Waller

  • John Herina

    Homer Waller

  • Jordan Williams

    James G. Waller

  • Bill Gribble

    Tom - Slave Trader

  • Bruce Evers

    Patroller #1

  • James Mayberry

    Patroller #2

  • Antwan Isaac

    Young Man

  • Alecia I. Gainey

    Sarny (age 4)

  • Lorraine Toussaint

    Dealey

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