CinemaOSMovie · 1988 · 0h 58m

An Empire of Reason

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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.

Directed byMuffie Meyer, Ellen Giffard

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 58m
Language
EN
Released
July 3, 1988
Studios
Middlemarch Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Cokie Roberts

Cokie Roberts

Self - Host

William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr.

Self

Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self

John Chancellor

John Chancellor

Self

Phil Donahue

Phil Donahue

Self

Robert MacNeil

Robert MacNeil

Self

Andrea Mitchell

Andrea Mitchell

Self

Al Roker

Al Roker

Self

Forrest Sawyer

Forrest Sawyer

Self

Jamey Sheridan

Jamey Sheridan

Daniel Shays

Creative team
Directed by
Muffie Meyer
Muffie Meyer
Ellen Giffard
Ellen Giffard
Written by
Ronald Blumer
Produced by
Ellen Giffard
Ellen Giffard
Muffie Meyer
Muffie Meyer

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