An Empire of Reason
198858m
Documentary, Drama, History
- Runtime
- 58m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- United States of America
About
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.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Muffie Meyer, Ellen Hovde
- Writing
- Ronald Blumer
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jul 3, 1988
- Studio
- Middlemarch Films
Cast
Cokie Roberts
Self - Host
William F. Buckley Jr.
Self
Walter Cronkite
Self
John Chancellor
Self
Phil Donahue
Self
Robert MacNeil
Self
Andrea Mitchell
Self
Al Roker
Self
Forrest Sawyer
Self
Jamey Sheridan
Daniel Shays
Ed Koch
Mayor of New York City, 1788
James Rebhorn
Jesse Woodhull
Mario Cuomo
Self
Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Self
François Giroday
Alexander Hamilton
Christopher Curry
John Lansing, Jr.
Nesbitt Blaisdell
Gov. George Clinton
Sol Wachtler
John Jay
Drew Snyder
Demonstrator
Joseph Warren
Robert Yates
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