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    Nightjohn

    "Words Are Freedom"

    6.2/10
    1996
    1h 32m
    DramaTV 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.

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    Cast & Crew

    Director

    Charles Burnett
    Beau Bridges

    Beau Bridges

    Clel Waller

    Carl Lumbly

    Carl Lumbly

    Nightjohn

    Bill Cobbs

    Bill Cobbs

    Old man

    Kathleen York

    Kathleen York

    Callie Waller

    Gabriel Casseus

    Gabriel Casseus

    Outlaw

    Tom Nowicki

    Tom Nowicki

    Dr. Chamberlain

    JT

    Joel Traywick

    Jeff Waller

    AJ

    Allison Jones

    Sarny

    PM

    Patty Mack

    Evelyn

    DD

    Deborah Duke

    Lethe

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