Nightjohn (1996)
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 Bridges
as Clel Waller
Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor and director. He is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Act...
Carl Lumbly
as Nightjohn
Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as television's first black superhero in M.A.N.T.I.S., Dick Hallorann in Doctor Sleep, NYPD detective Marcus...
Bill Cobbs
as Old man
William Francisco Cobbs (June 16, 1934 – June 25, 2024) was an American actor. He was known for such film roles as Louisiana Slim in The Hitter (1979), Walter in The Brother from Another Planet (1984)...
Kathleen York
as Callie Waller
Kathleen "Bird" York is an actress, screenwriter and Oscar nominated songwriter-recording artist. As a screenwriter, York has written projects for John Wells Warner Brothers, Sony, Paramount and has j...
Gabriel Casseus
as Outlaw
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gabriel Casseus (born April 28, 1972) is an American actor and screenwriter of Haitian descent, born in Roosevelt, New York.
Casseus was nominated for the 1995...
Tom Nowicki
as Dr. Chamberlain
Tom Nowicki is an American actor who has appeared in several feature films, television series, mini-series and movies of the week. He is a member of the Actors' Equity Association and the Screen Actor...
Director
Charles Burnett
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