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Sister Aimee
“Saint or sinner?”
10.0 / 10• 2007• 57m•NR• English
DocumentaryTV Movie
Storyline
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. Credited with mainstreaming religion in American culture, Sister Aimee created one of the country's first Christian radio stations, among other accomplishments.
Cast & Crew
Blair Brown
Narrator (voice)
LeadAB
Anthea Butler
Self - Historian
DM
Daniel Mark Epstein
Self - Biographer
MA
Matthew Avery Sutton
Self - Biographer
RB
Randall Balmer
Self - Historian
EB
Edith Blumhofer
Self - Biographer
TH
Tona Hangen
Self - Historian
DD
David Daniels
Self - Historian
What People Are Saying
5.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Linda Garmon's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
5.0
“Every frame feels alive. Sister Aimee is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
