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The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

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Duration60 min.
LanguageEnglish
StatusReleased
Release DateNov 1, 1984

Overview

They called themselves the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, but because of their ecstatic dancing, the world called them Shakers. Ken Burns creates a moving portrait of this particularly American movement, and in the process, offers us a new and unusually moving way to understand the Shakers.

Genres

  • Documentary

Casts

David McCullough

David McCullough

Narrator (voice)

Paul Roebling

Paul Roebling

(voice)

Julie Harris

Julie Harris

(voice)

Olga Bellin

Olga Bellin

(voice)

Wendy Tilghman

(voice)

I. Tucker Burr

(voice)

Steven Pudenz

(voice)

Jesse Carr

(voice)