Sister Aimee (2007)
Saint or sinner?
2007 · 0h 57m · Documentary, TV Movie
Genres: Documentary, TV Movie
At the peak of her immense popularity in the 1920s, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson was drawing larger crowds to her revivals than those of P.T. Barnum or Harry Houdini. This chapter of "American Experience" paints a vivid portrait of the controversial and charismatic religious figure.
Director: Linda Garmon
Writers: Linda Garmon
Music by: Brian Keane
Cinematography: John Baynard
Editor: Richard Bartlett
Cast
Blair Brown as Narrator (voice)Anthea Butler as Self - HistorianDaniel Mark Epstein as Self - BiographerMatthew Avery Sutton as Self - BiographerRandall Balmer as Self - HistorianEdith Blumhofer as Self - BiographerTona Hangen as Self - HistorianDavid Daniels as Self - HistorianAimee Semple McPherson as Self (archive footage)Robert Orsi as Self - HistorianStephen Prothero as Self - HistorianWendell St. Clair as Self - HistorianMore like this
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