The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

Name: The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God
Director: Ken Burns
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1984-11-01
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: David McCullough, Paul Roebling, Julie Harris, Olga Bellin, Wendy Tilghman

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The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

*7.2

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Released

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Florentine Films

Aired

1984-11-01

The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

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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