

01/06/1996
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.

Beau Bridges
as Clel Waller

Carl Lumbly
as Nightjohn

Bill Cobbs
as Old man

Kathleen York
as Callie Waller

Gabriel Casseus
as Outlaw

Tom Nowicki
as Dr. Chamberlain

Joel Traywick
as Jeff Waller

Allison Jones
as Sarny

Patty Mack
as Evelyn

Deborah Duke
as Lethe

Danny Nelson
as Reverend Osee Rush

Monica Ford
as Egypt

Gerald Brown
as Joseph

Robin Michelle McClamb
as Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)

Steven Sutherland
as Alan Bowen

Shannon Eubanks
as Fanny Bowen

John P. Ford III
as Arthur Waller

John Herina
as Homer Waller

Jordan Williams
as James G. Waller

Bill Gribble
as Tom - Slave Trader

Bruce Evers
as Patroller #1

James Mayberry
as Patroller #2

Antwan Isaac
as Young Man

Alecia I. Gainey
as Sarny (age 4)

Lorraine Toussaint
as Dealey
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