Nightjohn
“Words Are Freedom”
1996•1h 32m•6.2•Released
DramaTV 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
Languages
English
Studio
Hallmark Entertainment
Cast
Beau Bridges
Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
Old man
Kathleen York
Callie Waller
Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw
Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
Allison Jones
Sarny
Patty Mack
Evelyn
Deborah Duke
Lethe
Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee Rush
Monica Ford
Egypt
Gerald Brown
Joseph
Robin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
Steven Sutherland
Alan Bowen
Production
Company
Hallmark Entertainment
Company
Sarabande Productions
Company
Signboard Films Production Inc.
Producer
Dennis Stuart Murphy
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