An Empire of Reason
1988•58m•Released
DocumentaryDramaHistory
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.
Director
Ellen Giffard
Writer
Ronald Blumer
Languages
English
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
Production
Company
Middlemarch Films
Producer
Muffie Meyer
Producer
Ellen Giffard
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