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Nightjohn
Nightjohn

Nightjohn (1996)

56% User Rating
1h 32min
Drama
TV Movie

"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.

Charles BurnettDirector

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Beau Bridges

Beau Bridges

Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly

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Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs

Old man

Gabriel Casseus

Gabriel Casseus

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Deborah Duke

Lethe

Kathleen York

Kathleen York

Callie Waller

Tom Nowicki

Tom Nowicki

Dr. Chamberlain

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Monica Ford

Egypt

Shannon Eubanks

Shannon Eubanks

Fanny Bowen

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Gerald Brown

Joseph

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Allison Jones

Sarny

Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint

Dealey

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