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Nightjohn

1996

92 minutes

DramaTV Movie

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.

Top Cast

Beau Bridges headshot

Beau Bridges

Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly headshot

Carl Lumbly

Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs headshot

Bill Cobbs

Old man

Kathleen York headshot

Kathleen York

Callie Waller

Gabriel Casseus headshot

Gabriel Casseus

Outlaw

Tom Nowicki headshot

Tom Nowicki

Dr. Chamberlain

Joel Traywick headshot

Joel Traywick

Jeff Waller

Allison Jones headshot

Allison Jones

Sarny

Patty Mack headshot

Patty Mack

Evelyn

Deborah Duke headshot

Deborah Duke

Lethe

Danny Nelson headshot

Danny Nelson

Reverend Osee Rush

Monica Ford headshot

Monica Ford

Egypt

Gerald Brown headshot

Gerald Brown

Joseph

Robin Michelle McClamb headshot

Robin Michelle McClamb

Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)

Steven Sutherland headshot

Steven Sutherland

Alan Bowen

Shannon Eubanks headshot

Shannon Eubanks

Fanny Bowen

John P. Ford III headshot

John P. Ford III

Arthur Waller

John Herina headshot

John Herina

Homer Waller

Jordan Williams headshot

Jordan Williams

James G. Waller

Bill Gribble headshot

Bill Gribble

Tom - Slave Trader

Bruce Evers headshot

Bruce Evers

Patroller #1

James Mayberry headshot

James Mayberry

Patroller #2

Antwan Isaac headshot

Antwan Isaac

Young Man

Alecia I. Gainey headshot

Alecia I. Gainey

Sarny (age 4)

Lorraine Toussaint headshot

Lorraine Toussaint

Dealey