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Nightjohn

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13 Ratings
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1996

Drama

1h 32m

13+ (PG-13)

Charles Burnett directs this movie about John, 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. A wonderful movie about the power of literacy and the risk it took to educate slaves in the Ante-Bellum South before the heartbreak of the Civil War. Nightjohn featuring Beau Bridges and Carl Lumbly is streaming with subscription on Prime Video. It's a drama movie was very well received by critics.

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Charles Burnett directs this movie about John, 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. A wonderful movie about the power of literacy and the risk it took to educate slaves in the Ante-Bellum South before the heartbreak of the Civil War. Nightjohn featuring Beau Bridges and Carl Lumbly is streaming with subscription on Prime Video. It's a drama movie was very well received by critics.

Drama

1996

13+ (PG-13)

1h32m

US

Director

Charles Burnett

Clel Waller

Beau Bridges

Nightjohn

Carl Lumbly

Old man

Bill Cobbs

Callie Waller

Kathleen York

Dr. Chamberlain

Tom Nowicki

Fanny Bowen

Shannon Eubanks

Writer

Bill Cain

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13 Ratings
#45377of all Movies

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