The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God (1984)

Name: The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1984-11-01
Duration: 60 min
Cast: David McCullough, Paul Roebling, Julie Harris, Olga Bellin, Wendy Tilghman

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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Released 1984-11-01 · 60 min · Documentary

Directed by Ken Burns, Amy Stechler

Cast

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