Charles Burnett (Director) · Bill Cain (Screenplay)
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
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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.
