Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace (1990)
It’s one of the most popular and beloved songs in the English language. Transcending race, creed, geography, generation, and social station, Amazing Grace has been recorded more times than any other hymn and is widely credited with transforming lives. Bill Moyers explores the song’s origins and enduring power in conversations with Johnny Cash, Judy Collins, Jean Ritchie, Jessye Norman and members of the Harlem Boys Choir.
Director: Elena Mannes
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Johnny Cash as Self |
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Judy Collins as Self |
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Jeremy Irons as John Newton (voice) |
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Bill Moyers as Self |
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Jessye Norman as Self |
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Jean Ritchie as Self |
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Marion Williams as Self |
| Directing | Elena Mannes | Director |
| Writing | Bill Moyers | Writer |
| Production | Elena Mannes | Producer |
| Production | Bill Moyers | Executive Producer |
| Production | Judith Davidson Moyers | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Donna Marino | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Pizzuro | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Judy Widener | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Hal Levinsohn | Sound Editor |
| Camera | Tim Bess | Grip |
| Camera | Rick Bruck | Grip |
| Camera | Howard Fox | Grip |
| Camera | Abner Goldstone | Grip |
| Camera | Christopher Rogers | Grip |
| Camera | Mark Schwentner | Grip |
| Camera | Akinobu Sugino | Grip |
| Camera | Guy Vergoglini | Grip |
| Camera | Marc Wyler | Grip |
| Camera | David Eubank | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Duncan Forbes | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | David Waterston | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Sean Glenn | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Glenn E. Moran | Grip |
| Camera | Robert Shinn | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Jimmy Williams | Additional Camera |
| Camera | Severin Woxholt | Additional Camera |
| Editing | Janet Cristenfeld | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Elliott Gamson | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Paul Holzman | Production Assistant |
| Production | Junko Ogura | Production Coordinator |