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The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

7.1 1984 1h 0mNR
Documentary

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.

Directed by Ken Burns

VISUAL ARCHIVE

Selected stills from the film

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CAST

The people behind the story

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

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