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Nightjohn

Directed by Charles Burnett
PG-13
1996    1h 32mDrama, TV Movie
6.8100%83%5.6
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Facing a life of servitude in the Antebellum South, a young slave named Sarny meets Nightjohn. He teaches her to read and write, and together they set to free other slaves - until one planned escape is discovered.

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Cast of Nightjohn

  • Beau BridgesClel Waller
  • Carl LumblyNightjohn
  • Bill CobbsOld man
  • Kathleen YorkCallie Waller
  • Gabriel CasseusOutlaw
  • Tom NowickiDr. Chamberlain
  • Joel TraywickJeff Waller
  • Allison JonesSarny
  • Patty MackEvelyn
  • Deborah DukeLethe
  • Danny NelsonReverend Osee Rush
  • Monica FordEgypt
  • Gerald BrownJoseph
  • Robin Michelle McClambSarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
  • Steven SutherlandAlan Bowen
  • Shannon EubanksFanny Bowen
  • John P. Ford IIIArthur Waller
  • John HerinaHomer Waller
  • Jordan WilliamsJames G. Waller
  • Bill GribbleTom - Slave Trader

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Nightjohn Trivia

Nightjohn was released on June 1, 1996.

Nightjohn was directed by Charles Burnett.

Nightjohn has a runtime of 1 hr 32 min.

Nightjohn was produced by Dennis Stuart Murphy.

The key characters in Nightjohn are Clel Waller (Beau Bridges), Nightjohn (Carl Lumbly), Old man (Bill Cobbs).

Nightjohn is rated PG-13.

Nightjohn is a Drama, TV Movie film.

Nightjohn has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.

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