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5.6/10

Nightjohn (1996)

NR | 1 Hours 32 Minutes

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 meaning of freedom.

Director: Charles Burnett

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The 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

John P. Ford III

Arthur Waller

John Herina

Homer Waller

Jordan Williams

James G. Waller

Bill Gribble

Tom - Slave Trader

Bruce Evers

Patroller #1

James Mayberry

Patroller #2

Antwan Isaac

Young Man

Alecia I. Gainey

Sarny (age 4)

Lorraine Toussaint

Dealey