Nightjohn1996

★6.292 minDramaTV 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

Writer

Bill Cain

Score

Stephen James Taylor

Stars

Beau Bridges Carl Lumbly Bill Cobbs

Cast25

Beau Bridges
as Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
as Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
as Old man
Kathleen York
as Callie Waller
Gabriel Casseus
as Outlaw
Tom Nowicki
as Dr. Chamberlain
J
Joel Traywick
as Jeff Waller
A
Allison Jones
as Sarny
P
Patty Mack
as Evelyn
D
Deborah Duke
as Lethe
Danny Nelson
as Reverend Osee Rush
M
Monica Ford
as Egypt
G
Gerald Brown
as Joseph
R
Robin Michelle McClamb
as Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
S
Steven Sutherland
as Alan Bowen
Shannon Eubanks
as Fanny Bowen
J
John P. Ford III
as Arthur Waller
J
John Herina
as Homer Waller
Jordan Williams
as James G. Waller
B
Bill Gribble
as Tom - Slave Trader
Bruce Evers
as Patroller #1
J
James Mayberry
as Patroller #2
A
Antwan Isaac
as Young Man
A
Alecia I. Gainey
as Sarny (age 4)
Lorraine Toussaint
as Dealey

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Nightjohn1996

Cast25

Nightjohn1996

Cast25

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