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Nightjohn
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.
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Cast
Beau BridgesClel Waller
Carl LumblyNightjohn
Bill CobbsOld man
Kathleen YorkCallie Waller
Gabriel CasseusOutlaw
Tom NowickiDr. Chamberlain- Joel TraywickJeff Waller
- Allison JonesSarny
- Patty MackEvelyn
- Deborah DukeLethe
Danny NelsonReverend Osee Rush- Monica FordEgypt
- Gerald BrownJoseph
- Robin Michelle McClambSarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
Details
- Director
- Charles Burnett
- Writers
- Bill Cain, Gary Paulsen
- Release date
- June 1, 1996
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Original language
- English
- Studios
- Hallmark Entertainment, Sarabande Productions, Signboard Films Production Inc.
