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  • American Experience The Amish (Season 24, Episode 5)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, History

American Experience

The Amish (Season 24, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 112 min | Documentary, Biography, History
Lyrical and meditative, The Amish answers many questions Americans have about this insistently insular religious community, whose intense faith and adherence to five hundred year-old traditions have by turns captivated and repelled, awed ...See moreLyrical and meditative, The Amish answers many questions Americans have about this insistently insular religious community, whose intense faith and adherence to five hundred year-old traditions have by turns captivated and repelled, awed and irritated, inspired and confused for more than a century. With unprecedented access to the Amish built on patience and hard-won trust, the film is the first to deeply penetrate and explore this profoundly attention-averse group. In doing so, it paints an extraordinarily intimate portrait of contemporary Amish faith and life. It questions why and how the Amish, an insistently closed and communal culture, have thrived within one of the most open, individualistic societies on earth. Written by Anonymous See less
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Director
David Belton
Writer
David Belton (written by)
Composers
Danny Bensi (as Daniel Bensi) | Saunder Jurriaans
Cinematographer
Tim Cragg
Editor
Chyld King
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Jun 15, 2012
Release date
Feb 28, 2012 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar Award. Another 84 wins & 123 nominations

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12 cast members
Name Known for
Steve Ballan's primary photo
Steve Ballan
Self - Assistant Public Defender Self - Assistant Public Defender   See fewer
American Experience (1987)
Janice Ballenger's primary photo
Janice Ballenger
Self - Assistant Coroner Self - Assistant Coroner   See fewer
American Experience (1987)
David Furlong's primary photo
David Furlong
Self - Husband of Saloma Self - Husband of Saloma   See fewer
American Experience (1987)
Saloma Furlong's primary photo
Saloma Furlong
Self - Former Amish Self - Former Amish   See fewer
American Experience (1987)
Gertrude E. Huntington's primary photo
Gertrude E. Huntington
Self - Anthropologist Self - Anthropologist   See fewer
American Experience (1987)
Karen M. Johnson-Weiner's primary photo
Karen M. Johnson-Weiner
Self - Anthropologist Self - Anthropologist   See fewer
American Experience (1987)
Donald B. Kraybill's primary photo
Donald B. Kraybill
Self - Sociologist Self - Sociologist   See fewer
Amish Grace (2010)
Dwight Lefever's primary photo
Dwight Lefever
Self - Pastor to the Roberts Family Self - Pastor to the Roberts Family   See fewer
American Experience (1987)
Jeffrey Miller's primary photo
Jeffrey Miller
Self - State Police Commissioner Self - State Police Commissioner   See fewer
American Experience (1987)
Steven M. Nolt's primary photo
Steven M. Nolt
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Amish Grace (2010)
Levi Shetler's primary photo
Levi Shetler
Self - Former Amish Self - Former Amish   See fewer
American Experience (1987)
David Weaver-Zercher's primary photo
David Weaver-Zercher
Self - Historian Self - Historian   See fewer
Amish Grace (2010)
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