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1 June 1996 (USA)
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Tagline:
Words Are Freedom
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Sarny, a 12-year-old slave girl in the ante-bellum South, faces a relatively hopeless life. Her chief...
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If you have any affection for the printed word, this is a movie to cherish.
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Cast
(Complete credited cast)| Beau Bridges | ... | Clel Waller | |
| Gerald Brown | ... | Joseph | |
| Gabriel Casseus | ... | Outlaw | |
| Bill Cobbs | ... | Old Man | |
| Deborah Duke | ... | Lethe | |
| Shannon Eubanks | ... | Fanny Bowen | |
| Bruce Evers | ... | Patroller #1 | |
| John P. Ford III | ... | Arthur Waller | |
| Monica Ford | ... | Egypt | |
| Alecia I. Gainey | ... | Sarny (age 4) | |
| Bill Gribble | ... | Tom - Slave Trader | |
| John Herina | ... | Homer Waller | |
| Antwan Isaac | ... | Young Man | |
| Allison Jones | ... | Sarny | |
| Carl Lumbly | ... | John | |
| Patty Mack | ... | Evelyn | |
| James Mayberry | ... | Patroller #2 | |
| Robin Michelle McClamb | ... | Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn) | |
| Danny Nelson | ... | Reverend Osee Rush | |
| Tom Nowicki | |||
| Steven Sutherland | ... | Alan Bowen | |
| Lorraine Toussaint | ... | Dealey | |
| Joel Traywick | |||
| Jordan Williams | ... | James G. Waller | |
| Kathleen York |
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Rated PG-13 for some scenes of racial oppression and abuse.
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92 min
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A hymn to learning and determination, "Nightjohn" is also a thoughtful and moving film about slavery, perhaps the best I've seen. All the actors are superb, the script is winning, the insight into human relations cuts deep. Charles Burnett is one of our best unknown directors, and the fact that he can turn out a film like "Nightjohn" for Hallmark/Disney should indicate to those in power in Hollywood that more of his work should end up on the big screen. Great stuff!