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FEATURE FILM
Nightjohn
Words Are Freedom
5.8(9) 1996 92 min United States of America English
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
Status
Released
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Beau Bridges
Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
Old man
Kathleen York
Callie Waller
Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw
Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
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Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
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Allison Jones
Sarny
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Patty Mack
Evelyn
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Deborah Duke
Lethe
Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee Rush
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Monica Ford
Egypt
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Gerald Brown
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Robin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
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