Middlemarch Films
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An Empire of Reason
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.
- Original title
- An Empire of Reason
- Language
- EN
- Country
- US
- Budget
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- Revenue
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Cokie Roberts
Self - Host
William F. Buckley Jr.
Self
Walter Cronkite
Self
John Chancellor
Self
Phil Donahue
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
François Giroday
Alexander Hamilton
Christopher Curry
John Lansing, Jr.
Nesbitt Blaisdell
Gov. George Clinton
Drew Snyder
Demonstrator
John C. Vennema
Robert R. Livingston
E.G. Marshall
Federalist Spokesman
Rex Robbins
Isaac Roosevelt
Richard Bright
Donahue Audience Member
William Duell
Donahue Audience Member
MacIntyre Dixon
Donahue Audience Member
Patrick Clear
Donahue Audience Member
Eli Wallach
Anti-Federalist Spokesman
Roberts Blossom
Melancton Smith
Jonathan Bolt
Anti-Federalist Delegate
Ellen Giffard
Director
Muffie Meyer
Director
Alison Ellwood
Editor
Ellen Giffard
Producer
Muffie Meyer
Producer
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