Nightjohn

6.2 1996 92 min
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 meani…

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Director
Charles Burnett
Writer
Bill Cain

Cast

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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

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