Nightjohn (1996)
June 1, 1996Release Date
Nightjohn (1996)
June 1, 1996Release Date


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Cast & Crew.

Beau Bridges
Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs
Old man

Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw

Deborah Duke
Lethe

Kathleen York
Callie Waller

Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain

Monica Ford
Egypt

Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller

Shannon Eubanks
Fanny Bowen

Gerald Brown
Joseph

Allison Jones
Sarny

Lorraine Toussaint
Dealey

Charles Burnett
Director

Gary Paulsen
Writer

Bill Cain
Screenplay
Media.

Details.
Release DateJune 1, 1996
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 32m
Filming LocationsRip Raps Plantation, United States
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
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Nightjohn is a 1996 American television drama film directed by Charles Burnett and written by Bill Cain, based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Gary Paulsen. It aired on Disney Channel as one of its Premiere Films, on June 1, 1996.
The film is about a young slave girl named Sarny, played by Allison Jones, who lives a hopeless life on a Southern plantation. Her job is to take care of the white family's son as well as spitting tobacco on the roses to keep bugs away. Her life is changed when she is taught how to read by a fellow slave. The slave, John, says that learning to read is freedom because slavery is bounded by laws and deeds which the slaves cannot read. Her excitement towards reading gets her and her fellow slaves in trouble with their master, Mr. Wallace, who prohibits any slave from being able to read. When trouble ensues, Sarny uses her ability to read against Mr. Wallace and saves the lives of the rest of the slaves. She ends up being sold, but not before she shows her fellow slaves the letter 'A'.
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