An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason (1988)

N/A 58 min Movie
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.

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Cast

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
Ed Koch Ed Koch Mayor of New York City, 1788
James Rebhorn James Rebhorn Jesse Woodhull

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