Nightjohn
01/06/1996
2h



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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.
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


Bruce Evers
Patroller #1
James Mayberry
Patroller #2
Antwan Isaac
Young Man
Alecia I. Gainey
Sarny (age 4)


Lorraine Toussaint
Dealey
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