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Nightjohn

Nightjohn

# Words Are Freedom
Drama   TV 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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 1996-06-01
⌚ Running Time: 92 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 5.6

Beloved Cast

Beau Bridges original image
Clel Waller
Beau Bridges
Carl Lumbly original image
Nightjohn
Carl Lumbly
Bill Cobbs original image
Old man
Bill Cobbs
Gabriel Casseus original image
Outlaw
Gabriel Casseus
Deborah Duke original image
Lethe
Deborah Duke
Kathleen York original image
Callie Waller
Kathleen York
Tom Nowicki original image
Dr. Chamberlain
Tom Nowicki
Monica Ford original image
Egypt
Monica Ford
Shannon Eubanks original image
Fanny Bowen
Shannon Eubanks
Gerald Brown original image
Joseph
Gerald Brown
Allison Jones original image
Sarny
Allison Jones
Lorraine Toussaint original image
Dealey
Lorraine Toussaint

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