

Nightjohn
"Words Are Freedom"
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
Studio
Hallmark Entertainment
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Key Crew

Charles Burnett
Director
Cast

Beau Bridges
Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs
Old man

Kathleen York
Callie Waller

Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw

Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
Allison Jones
Sarny
Patty Mack
Evelyn
Deborah Duke
Lethe

Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee Rush
Monica Ford
Egypt
Gerald Brown
Joseph
Robin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
Steven Sutherland
Alan Bowen

Shannon Eubanks
Fanny Bowen
John P. Ford III
Arthur Waller
John Herina
Homer Waller

Jordan Williams
James G. Waller
Bill Gribble
Tom - Slave Trader










