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.
- Director
- Charles Burnett
- Original language
- English
- Status
- Released (Jun 1, 1996)
Cast
25 people
Beau BridgesClel Waller
Carl LumblyNightjohn
Bill CobbsOld man
Kathleen YorkCallie Waller
Gabriel CasseusOutlaw
Tom NowickiDr. Chamberlain- JTJoel TraywickJeff Waller
- AJAllison JonesSarny
- PMPatty MackEvelyn
- DDDeborah DukeLethe
Danny NelsonReverend Osee Rush- MFMonica FordEgypt
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- GBGerald BrownJoseph
- RMRobin Michelle McClambSarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
- SSSteven SutherlandAlan Bowen
Shannon EubanksFanny Bowen- JPJohn P. Ford IIIArthur Waller
- JHJohn HerinaHomer Waller
Jordan WilliamsJames G. Waller- BGBill GribbleTom - Slave Trader
Bruce EversPatroller #1- JMJames MayberryPatroller #2
- AIAntwan IsaacYoung Man
- AIAlecia I. GaineySarny (age 4)
Lorraine ToussaintDealey
