The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

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It runs a compact 1h 0m.

Synopsis

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.

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• Ken BurnsDirector
• Amy StechlerDirector
• Amy StechlerWriter
• Wendy TilghmanWriter
• Tom LewisWriter

Cast

• David McCulloughNarrator (voice)
• Paul Roebling(voice)
• Julie Harris(voice)
• Olga Bellin(voice)
• Wendy Tilghman(voice)
• I. Tucker Burr(voice)
• Steven Pudenz(voice)
• Jesse Carr(voice)

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