Nightjohn (1996)
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.
- Released
- 1996-06-01
- Genres
- Drama, TV Movie
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Charles Burnett, Bill Cain
- TMDB rating
- 6.2/10 from 10 votes
Cast
- 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
- Joel Traywick as Jeff Waller
- Allison Jones as Sarny
- Patty Mack as Evelyn
- Deborah Duke as Lethe
- Danny Nelson as Reverend Osee Rush
- Monica Ford as Egypt