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Nightjohn (1996)

Words Are Freedom

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.

Release: 1996-06-01
Runtime: 92 min
Rating: 5.6 / 10
Cast
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
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Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
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Allison Jones
Sarny
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Patty Mack
Evelyn
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Deborah Duke
Lethe
Danny Nelson
Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee Rush
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Monica Ford
Egypt
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Gerald Brown
Joseph
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Robin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
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Steven Sutherland
Alan Bowen
Shannon Eubanks
Shannon Eubanks
Fanny Bowen
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John P. Ford III
Arthur Waller
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John Herina
Homer Waller