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The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

Nov 1, 1984 · 1h 0m
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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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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)
Directed by Ken Burns

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Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Florentine Films, The TV Lab at WNET/13
Country
US

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