An Empire of Reason
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- Runtime
- 58 mins
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.
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.
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
Director
- Muffie Meyer
- Ellen Giffard
Producers
- Ellen Giffard
- Muffie Meyer
