Drama TV Movie
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.
Directed by
Charles Burnett
Jordan Williams
James G. Waller
Bill Cobbs
Old man
Beau Bridges
Clel Waller
Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee Rush
Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn
Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw
Kathleen York
Callie Waller
Lorraine Toussaint
Dealey
Shannon Eubanks
Fanny Bowen
Bruce Evers
Patroller #1
Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
Allison Jones
Sarny
Patty Mack
Evelyn
Deborah Duke
Lethe
Monica Ford
Egypt
Gerald Brown
Joseph
Robin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
Steven Sutherland
Alan Bowen
John P. Ford III
Arthur Waller
John Herina
Homer Waller
Bill Gribble
Tom - Slave Trader
James Mayberry
Patroller #2
Antwan Isaac
Young Man
Alecia I. Gainey
Sarny (age 4)

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