Film
Nightjohn
1996 · 1h 32m · Drama · TV Movie
Words Are Freedom
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Overview
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.
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
Crew
- Charles BurnettDirector
- Bill CainScreenplay
- Gary PaulsenNovel
- Dennis Stuart MurphyProducer
- Elliot DavisDirector of Photography
- Stephen James TaylorOriginal Music Composer
- Dorian HarrisEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- June 1, 1996
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
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