An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason
1988DocumentaryDramaHistory58 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 firstha... read more

  • Ellen Giffard

    Director

  • Muffie Meyer

    Director

  • Ronald Blumer

    Writer

  • Ed Marritz

    Director of Photography

  • Robert Achs

    Additional Photography

  • James McCalmont

    Additional Photography

  • Alison Ellwood

    Editor

  • Lawrence Silk

    Additional Editing

  • 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

  • John C. Vennema

    Robert R. Livingston

  • E.G. Marshall

    Federalist Spokesman

  • Rex Robbins

    Isaac Roosevelt

  • Edwin McDonough

    Donahue Audience Member

  • Richard Bright

    Donahue Audience Member

  • Richard Seff

    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

  • Guy Paul

    Convention Secretary

  • Jonathan Bolt

    Anti-Federalist Delegate

  • Stu Daly

    Voice-over Announcer

    • Runtime

    58 minutes

    Released

    1988-07-03

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    Middlemarch Films

    Sound

  • Arnold Black

    Original Music Composer

    • Updated

    196 days ago

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