Nightjohn

Drama 1996

Sarny, a 12-year-old slave girl in the ante-bellum South, faces a relatively hopeless life. Her chief duties at the plantation of Clel Waller are serving at table, spitting tobacco juice on roses to prevent bugs, and secretly conveying intimate messages between Waller’s wife, Callie, and Dr. Chamberlaine.

Drama 1996

TV-14

NightJohn

Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly, and Lorraine Toussaint star in this classic Disney Channel movie that centers around Sarny, a 12-year-old slave girl. Her future is bleak until Nightjohn arrives and takes the girl under his wing. Risking his life, Nightjohn secretly teaches Sarny to read and write. Words are freedom," he says. But even freedom comes with a price.

1 hr 36 min · Jun 1, 1996 TV-14

About

Nightjohn

DRAMA

Sarny, a 12-year-old slave girl in the ante-bellum South, faces a relatively hopeless life. Her chief duties at the plantation of Clel Waller are serving at table, spitting tobacco juice on roses to prevent bugs, and secretly conveying intimate messages between Waller’s wife, Callie, and Dr. Chamberlaine.

Information

Released: 1996
Rated: TV-14

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio: English (United States) (AAC)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.