Nightjohn
Words Are Freedom
6.2
10 votes
June 1, 1996
1h 32m
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.
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Cast
Beau Bridges
Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
Old man
Kathleen York
Callie Waller
Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw
Tom Nowicki
Dr. ChamberlainJoel Traywick
Jeff WallerAllison Jones
SarnyPatty Mack
EvelynDeborah Duke
Lethe
Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee RushMonica Ford
EgyptGerald Brown
JosephRobin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)Steven Sutherland
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