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Nightjohn

Words Are Freedom

2.8

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Duration92 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateJun 1, 1996

Overview

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.

Genres

  • Drama
  • TV Movie

Casts

Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Old man

Kathleen York

Kathleen York

Callie Waller

Gabriel Casseus

Gabriel Casseus

Outlaw

Tom Nowicki

Tom Nowicki

Dr. Chamberlain

Joel Traywick

Jeff Waller

Allison Jones

Sarny

Patty Mack

Evelyn

Deborah Duke

Lethe

Danny Nelson

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

Shannon Eubanks

Fanny Bowen

John P. Ford III

Arthur Waller

John Herina

Homer Waller

Jordan Williams

Jordan Williams

James G. Waller

Bill Gribble

Tom - Slave Trader

Bruce Evers

Bruce Evers

Patroller #1

James Mayberry

Patroller #2

Antwan Isaac

Young Man

Alecia I. Gainey

Sarny (age 4)

Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint

Dealey