Nightjohn. [videorecording (DVD)]
Nightjohn. [videorecording (DVD)]
Alternate Title
:
Night John
Publication Date
:
1996
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (96 min.)
Subject Term
:
Drama films.
Genre
:
Feature films.
Additional Contributors
:
Bridges, Beau.
Lumbly, Carl.
Paulsen, Gary, 1939-
Performer
:
Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly.
Summary
:
Set in the South before the Civil War, when it was illegal for African Americans to be literate, this well-wrought made-for-television drama centers on Nightjohn (Carl Lumbly), a slave who risks his life to teach a younger slave, Sarny (Allison Jones) to read and write.
Language
:
English
General Note
:
Based on the book by Gary Paulsen.
DVD.
Rated PG.
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic DVD | Adult Fiction DVD | FIC NIG | Checked In |