Nightjohn

Plot

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 t... read more

  • Charles Burnett

    Director

  • Bill Cain

    Screenplay

  • Elliot Davis

    Director of Photography

  • Dorian Harris

    Editor

  • Beau Bridges

    Clel Waller

  • Carl Lumbly

    Nightjohn

  • Bill Cobbs

    Old man

  • Gabriel Casseus

    Outlaw

  • Deborah Duke

    Lethe

  • Kathleen York

    Callie Waller

  • Tom Nowicki

    Dr. Chamberlain

  • Monica Ford

    Egypt

  • Shannon Eubanks

    Fanny Bowen

  • Gerald Brown

    Joseph

  • Allison Jones

    Sarny

  • Lorraine Toussaint

    Dealey

  • Runtime

    92 minutes

    Released

    1996-06-01

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Hallmark Entertainment

    Sarabande Productions

    Signboard Films Production Inc.

    Updated

    20 days ago

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