The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God

Release Date: 1984-11-01

Runtime: 60

Languages: English

Rating: 6.7

Votes: 7

Genres: Documentary

Director: Ken Burns

Description: 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 p...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.Read More

Production Companies:

Florentine Films

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