Bill Moyers: Amazing Grace

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.

Directed by Elena Mannes

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Johnny Cash

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Judy Collins

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Jeremy Irons

John Newton (voice)

Bill Moyers

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Jessye Norman

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Jean Ritchie

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Marion Williams

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