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
Clel Waller
Carl Lumbly
Nightjohn
Bill Cobbs
Old man
Kathleen York
Callie Waller
Gabriel Casseus
Outlaw
Tom Nowicki
Dr. Chamberlain
Joel Traywick
Jeff Waller
Allison Jones
Sarny
Patty Mack
Evelyn
Deborah Duke
Lethe
Danny Nelson
Reverend Osee Rush
Monica Ford
Egypt
Gerald Brown
Joseph
Robin Michelle McClamb
Sarnys Mother (as Robin McLamb-Vaughn)
Steven Sutherland
Alan Bowen
Shannon Eubanks
Fanny Bowen
John P. Ford III
Arthur Waller
John Herina
Homer Waller
Jordan Williams
James G. Waller
Bill Gribble
Tom - Slave Trader
Bruce Evers
Patroller #1
James Mayberry
Patroller #2
Antwan Isaac
Young Man
Alecia I. Gainey
Sarny (age 4)
Lorraine Toussaint
Dealey
Charles Burnett
Director
Dennis Stuart Murphy
Producer
Mar 2, 1982
Jan 1, 1977
Jul 29, 2005
Dec 25, 2015
Sep 4, 2004
Dec 12, 1985
Aug 9, 1963
Aug 9, 1985
Jul 27, 2019
Sep 10, 2016
May 10, 1995
May 20, 2000
Nov 23, 1996
Sep 16, 2006
May 18, 2014
Feb 15, 2016
Hallmark Entertainment
US
Sarabande Productions
Signboard Films Production Inc.
United States
English