Release Date: 1996-06-01
Overview: 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.
Rating: 5.6 / 10
Beau Bridges
as Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
as Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
as Old man
Kathleen York
as Callie Waller
Gabriel Casseus
as Outlaw
Charles Burnett - Director
Bill Cain - Screenplay
Melissa Matthies - Property Master
Dennis Stuart Murphy - Unit Production Manager
Dennis Stuart Murphy - Producer
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