Nightjohn

Name: Nightjohn
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1996
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.2

1996 · 92 min

Drama · TV Movie

★ 6.2

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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.

Crew

Director Charles Burnett
Screenplay Bill Cain
Director of Photography Elliot Davis

Cast

Beau Bridges
Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
Old man
Kathleen York
Callie Waller
Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw
Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
J
Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
A
Allison Jones
Sarny
P
Patty Mack
Evelyn
D
Deborah Duke
Lethe
Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee Rush
M
Monica Ford
Egypt

Crew

Director — Charles Burnett
Screenplay — Bill Cain
Director of Photography — Elliot Davis

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