1h 32m1996
Nightjohn
“Words Are Freedom”
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Story
Synopsis
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
- Writers
- Gary Paulsen, Bill Cain
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
- Release date
- 1 June 1996
Ensemble
Cast
Beau Bridges
Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
Old man
Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw
Deborah Duke
Lethe
Kathleen York
Callie Waller
Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
Monica Ford
Egypt
Patty Mack
Evelyn
Shannon Eubanks
Fanny Bowen
Gerald Brown
Joseph
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