The Spirit Moves
1987, English. Directed by Mura Dehn.
A History of Black Social Dance on Film, 1900–1986 is a documentary film by Mura Dehn chronicling the evolution of African-American social dance throughout most of the 20th century. In its original form it consists of nearly six hours of rare archival footage shot over the course of thirty years.
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- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- 17 December 1987
- Country
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The Spirit Moves runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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The Spirit Moves isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 December 1987. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Spirit Moves?
The Spirit Moves (1987) was directed by Mura Dehn and stars Frankie Manning, Willa Mae Ricker.