Nightjohn

Nightjohn by Charles Burnett

5.60

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

Beau Bridges as Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly

Carl Lumbly as Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs

Bill Cobbs as Old man

Gabriel Casseus

Gabriel Casseus as Outlaw

Deborah Duke

Deborah Duke as Lethe

Kathleen York

Kathleen York as Callie Waller

Tom Nowicki

Tom Nowicki as Dr. Chamberlain

Monica Ford

Monica Ford as Egypt

Shannon Eubanks

Shannon Eubanks as Fanny Bowen

Gerald Brown

Gerald Brown as Joseph

Allison Jones

Allison Jones as Sarny

Lorraine Toussaint

Lorraine Toussaint as Dealey

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