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    Nightjohn

    Nightjohn

    "Words Are Freedom"

    1996

    1:32:15

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    5.6/10 (7)

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    Nightjohn

    Genre

    Drama
    TV Movie

    Plot

    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.

    Director

    Charles Burnett

    Writers

    Bill Cain,

    Stars

    Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly, Bill Cobbs, Gabriel Casseus, Deborah Duke,