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MASTER SCORE 63.3 / 100
1984·Documentary·57m

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.

Above the Line
Ken Burns, Amy Stechler·DirectorAmy Stechler·WriterWendy Tilghman·WriterJesse Carr·MusicAmy Stechler·Editor
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)
Full Crew
(14 credits)
Directing· 2
Ken Burns·DirectorAmy Stechler·Director
Writing· 3
Amy Stechler·WriterWendy Tilghman·WriterTom Lewis·Writer
Editing· 1
Amy Stechler·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Jesse Carr·MusicJohn Colby·Music Director
Production· 4
Ken Burns·ProducerAmy Stechler·ProducerCamilla Rockwell·Associate ProducerRoger Sherman·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 2
Ken Burns·CinematographyTerry Hopkins·Cinematography
By the Numbers
63.3
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
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