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Nightjohn

Title
Nightjohn/ directed by Charles Burnett.
Publication
[United States] : Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, ©2008.

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Additional Authors
  • Burnett, Charles, 1944-
  • Murphy, Dennis Stuart
  • Cain, Bill, 1947-
  • Bridges, Beau
  • Lumbly, Carl
  • Toussaint, Lorraine, 1960-
  • Cobbs, Bill
  • York, Kathleen
  • Casseus, Gabriel
  • Jones, Allison
  • Taylor, Stephen James
  • Harris, Dorian
  • Davis, Elliot, 1948-
  • Paulsen, Gary
  • Hallmark Entertainment (Firm), production company
  • Sarabande Productions, production company
  • Disney Channel (Firm), production company
  • Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, film distributor
Description
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The story of a young slave girl and the man who, at great risk to each other, teaches her to read, opening up a whole new world for her.
Subject
  • Paulsen, Gary > Film adaptations
  • Slavery > United States > Drama
  • Enslaved persons > Books and reading > Southern States > Drama
  • Girls > Southern States > Drama
  • Books and reading > Southern States > Drama
Genre/Form
  • Fiction television programs.
  • Made-for-TV movies.
  • Television adaptations.
  • Television programs.
Note
  • Based on the book by Gary Paulsen.
  • Originally produced as a made-for-television motion picture in 1996.
Credits (note)
  • Screenwriter, Bill Cain ; producer, Dennis Stuart Murphy ; cinematographer, Elliot Davis ; film editor, Dorian Harris ; composer, Stephen James Taylor ; Hallmark Entertainment ; Sarabande Productions in association with the Disney Channel
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1935
LCCN
096009317898
OCLC
388371787
Title
Nightjohn/ directed by Charles Burnett.
Imprint
[United States] : Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, ©2008.
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
System Details
DVD.
Performer
Beau Bridges, Carl Lumbly, Lorraine Toussaint, Bill Cobbs, Kathleen York, Gabriel Casseus, Tom Nowicki, Joel Thomas Traywick, Allison Jones.
Credits
Screenwriter, Bill Cain ; producer, Dennis Stuart Murphy ; cinematographer, Elliot Davis ; film editor, Dorian Harris ; composer, Stephen James Taylor ; Hallmark Entertainment ; Sarabande Productions in association with the Disney Channel
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Added Author
Burnett, Charles, 1944- film director.
Murphy, Dennis Stuart, film producer.
Cain, Bill, 1947- screenwriter.
Bridges, Beau, actor.
Lumbly, Carl, actor.
Toussaint, Lorraine, 1960- actor.
Cobbs, Bill, actor.
York, Kathleen, actor.
Casseus, Gabriel, actor.
Jones, Allison, actor.
Taylor, Stephen James, composer.
Harris, Dorian, film editor.
Davis, Elliot, 1948- cinematographer.
Paulsen, Gary. Nightjohn.
Hallmark Entertainment (Firm), production company.
Sarabande Productions, production company.
Disney Channel (Firm), production company.
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment, film distributor.
Other Standard Identifier
096009317898
Publisher No.
31789 Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
31789 Platinum Disc
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-1935
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