Movie Description
An Empire of Reason
(1988)Overview
Docudrama about the debate surrounding New York State's ratification of the United States Constitution. Historical figures wear modern dress and use familiar language to help today's audience understand firsthand the forces that shaped this country two hundred years ago. The argument, characters, passions and debating points are historically accurate, but the language and the medium of the debate is modern in form. Present day newscasters and commentators play themselves, reporting on the events of the 1780s as though they were occurring now.
Featured Crew
- Director : Ellen Giffard,Muffie Meyer
- Producer : Muffie Meyer,Ellen Giffard
- Writer : Ronald Blumer
- Editor : Alison Ellwood
- Cast : Cokie Roberts,William F. Buckley Jr.,Walter Cronkite,John Chancellor,Phil Donahue,Robert MacNeil,Andrea Mitchell,Al Roker,Forrest Sawyer,Jamey Sheridan,Ed Koch,James Rebhorn,Mario Cuomo,Charlayne Hunter-Gault,François Giroday,Christopher Curry,Nesbitt Blaisdell,Sol Wachtler,Drew Snyder,Joseph Warren,John C. Vennema,E.G. Marshall,Rex Robbins,Edwin McDonough,Richard Bright,Richard Seff,William Duell,MacIntyre Dixon,Patrick Clear,Eli Wallach,Roberts Blossom,Guy Paul,Jonathan Bolt,Stu Daly
Cast
Self - Host
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Daniel Shays
Mayor of New York City, 1788
Jesse Woodhull
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Alexander Hamilton
John Lansing, Jr.
Gov. George Clinton
John Jay
Demonstrator
Robert Yates
Robert R. Livingston
Federalist Spokesman
Isaac Roosevelt
Donahue Audience Member
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Donahue Audience Member
Donahue Audience Member
Anti-Federalist Spokesman
Melancton Smith
Convention Secretary
Anti-Federalist Delegate
Voice-over Announcer
Posters
Facts
Original TitleAn Empire of Reason
Status Released
Release Information
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1988-07-03
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 00h 58m
Homepagehttps://middlemarch.com/film/an-empire-of-reason/
Production CompaniesMiddlemarch Films
Genres
- Documentary
- Drama
- History
