Nightjohn

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.

Directed by Charles Burnett

Top cast

Beau Bridges

Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly

Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs

Old man

Kathleen York

Callie Waller

Gabriel Casseus

Outlaw

Tom Nowicki

Dr. Chamberlain

J

Joel Traywick

Jeff Waller

A

Allison Jones

Sarny

P

Patty Mack

Evelyn

D

Deborah Duke

Lethe

Danny Nelson

Reverend Osee Rush

M

Monica Ford

Egypt

G

Gerald Brown

Joseph

R

Robin Michelle McClamb

Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)

S

Steven Sutherland

Alan Bowen

Shannon Eubanks

Fanny Bowen

J

John P. Ford III

Arthur Waller

J

John Herina

Homer Waller

Jordan Williams

James G. Waller

B

Bill Gribble

Tom - Slave Trader

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