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Nightjohn

Nightjohn

Charles Burnett

1996

  • Drama
  • TV Movie
6.2

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.

Cast & crew

  • Charles BurnettDirector
  • Beau BridgesClel Waller
  • Carl LumblyNightjohn
  • Bill CobbsOld man
  • Kathleen YorkCallie Waller
  • Gabriel CasseusOutlaw
  • Tom NowickiDr. Chamberlain
  • Joel TraywickJeff Waller
  • Allison JonesSarny

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