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Nightjohn

DramaTV Movie

Nightjohn

Words Are Freedom

5.8TMDB19961h 32m

TMDB5.8/10 · 9 votes

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TMDB5.8/10 · 9 votes

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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.

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Top cast

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Old man

Kathleen York

Kathleen York

Callie Waller

Gabriel Casseus

Gabriel Casseus

Outlaw

Tom Nowicki

Tom Nowicki

Dr. Chamberlain

Joel Traywick

Joel Traywick

Jeff Waller

Allison Jones

Allison Jones

Sarny

Patty Mack

Patty Mack

Evelyn

Deborah Duke

Deborah Duke

Lethe

Danny Nelson

Danny Nelson

Reverend Osee Rush

Monica Ford

Monica Ford

Egypt

Gerald Brown

Gerald Brown

Joseph

Robin Michelle McClamb

Robin Michelle McClamb

Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)

Steven Sutherland

Steven Sutherland

Alan Bowen

Crew

Charles Burnett

Charles Burnett

Director

Bill Cain

Bill Cain

Screenplay

Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen

Novel

Dennis Stuart Murphy

Dennis Stuart Murphy

Producer

Elliot Davis

Elliot Davis

Director of Photography

Stephen James Taylor

Stephen James Taylor

Original Music Composer

Dorian Harris

Dorian Harris

Editor

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Details

Director: Charles Burnett
Released: 1996
Runtime: 1h 32m
Genres: Drama, TV Movie
Scores: TMDB5.8/10 · 9 votes