Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace

Synopsis

It’s one of the most popular and beloved songs in the English language. Transcending race, creed, geography, generation, and social station, Amazing Grace has been recorded more times than any other hymn and is widely credited with transforming lives. Bill Moyers explores the song’s origins and enduring power in conversations with Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jean Ritchie, Jessye Norman and members of the Harlem Boys Choir.

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Key crew

• Elena MannesDirector
• Bill MoyersWriter

Cast

• Johnny CashSelf
• Judy CollinsSelf
• Jeremy IronsJohn Newton (voice)
• Bill MoyersSelf
• Jessye NormanSelf
• Jean RitchieSelf
• Marion WilliamsSelf