The read
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 32 points higher than audiences do.
10 audience votes
Key crew
- Charles BurnettDirector
- Bill CainScreenplay
- Stephen James TaylorOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Beau BridgesClel Waller
- Carl LumblyNightjohn
- Bill CobbsOld man
- Kathleen YorkCallie Waller
- Gabriel CasseusOutlaw
- Tom NowickiDr. Chamberlain
- Joel TraywickJeff Waller
- Allison JonesSarny
- Patty MackEvelyn
- Deborah DukeLethe
- Danny NelsonReverend Osee Rush
- Monica FordEgypt
Stills
Themes
plantationslavereadingteachingliteracy