else has formed into small groups and are all praying at the same time. The different styles of prayer include standing still, lying on the floor, and convulsing seemingly uncontrollably. The end of the film contains a lot of fast cuts in order to show everything that happened in the service. A new man preaches, followed by two people who lead the congregation in worship. After clapping and singing, snakes are brought out to the snake handlers. As the music and clapping continue, people begin to get up and dance. Various people throughout the church handle several snakes, and a man who dances violently quickly collapses to the ground and lies there. No one rushes to help him. The music stops so that people can provide testimonies and the church can take an offering. The pastor handles a snake as he tries to get people to give money to the church. The snake bites the pastor on the hand. The film ends with a shot of the pastor's swollen hand. Cast Peter Adair, Narrator Elza O. Preast, Self, Reverend Reception Gary Morris of Bright Lights Film Journal quoted Margaret Mead as having called it "one of the best ethnographic films ever made". Legacy It was a partial inspiration for the 2013 film Holy Ghost People, and some of its footage was used. It is also used in anthropology and documentary film classes. See also List of films in the public domain in the United States References External links Watch on the Internet Archive 1967 films 1967 documentary films American documentary films Black-and-white documentary films Documentary films about Appalachia Documentary films about Christianity in the United States Pentecostalism in the United States Films shot in West Virginia Christianity in Appalachia Religion in West Virginia American black-and-white films 1960s English-language films 1960s American films