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Nightjohn

1996
Directed byCharles Burnett
1h 32m

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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Beau BridgesClel WallerCarl LumblyNightjohnBill CobbsOld man
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Kathleen YorkCallie Waller
Gabriel CasseusOutlaw
Tom NowickiDr. Chamberlain
Joel TraywickJeff Waller
Allison JonesSarny
Patty MackEvelyn
Deborah DukeLethe
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DramaTV Movie
STATUSReleased
RATING
5.6

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