| | Nightjohn DVD (1 Customer Review)
Closed Captioned; Standard Screen; Soundtrack English A slave girl growing up on a plantation in the ninteenth-century South defies the forbidden and learns to read. A story of courage and strength.
This is the only Allison Jones video. Nightjohn | List Price | $6.99 (You save $1.04) | | Studio | Echo Bridge Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1996 | | All Time Sales Rank |  4309  | | CD Universe Part number | 6851332 | | Catalog number | 3178 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 07, 2005 | | Rating | PG-13 (MPAA) | | Rating Reason | for some scenes of racial oppression and abuse | | Also Known As | Night John | | Running Time | 96 Minutes | | Additional Info | Full Frame | | Movie Details | Color; Full Frame |
Nightjohn Movie Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  A good movie
Nightjohn is about a slave who is so committed to teaching other slaves to read, he returns to slavery from freedom to do so. The movie focuses on his newest student, a young girl on the plantation. This movie is about committment, hardship, and faith, and does not give a white-washed account of slavery. Excellent for children and adults.
Submitted by Myla (Atlanta, GA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.  A great movie for upper elementary classes
My 4th grade class had been studying slavery. I had read the story, Nightjohn, to them. When they viewed the video, their understanding of what a slave girl their own age might have experience was realized through this video. Their responses very were positive.
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The Best!
This movie was wonderful!!!
Please purchase. I just cried and cried...
Well Acted!
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