Nightjohn
Nightjohn
Release: 1996-06-01
·Runtime: 92m
·★ 5.6
Drama
TV Movie
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Hallmark Entertainment
Sarabande Productions
Signboard Films Production Inc.
Cast
Beau Bridges
as Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
as Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
as Old man
Kathleen York
as Callie Waller
Gabriel Casseus
as Outlaw
Tom Nowicki
as Dr. Chamberlain
Danny Nelson
as Reverend Osee Rush
Shannon Eubanks
as Fanny Bowen
Jordan Williams
as James G. Waller
Bruce Evers
as Patroller #1
Lorraine Toussaint
as Dealey