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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The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God was directed by Ken Burns and Amy Stechler.
The Shakers: Hands to Work, Hearts to God runs for 1h 0min, and was released in 1984.
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