The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

1h
Documentary
6.8

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.

Cast

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

Crew

Ken Burns
Director, Cinematography, Producer
Amy Stechler
Director, Writer, Editor, Producer
Wendy Tilghman
Writer
Tom Lewis
Writer
Terry Hopkins
Cinematography
Camilla Rockwell
Associate Producer
Roger Sherman
Associate Producer
John Colby
Music Director
Jesse Carr
Music

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