An Empire of Reason
Movie - 58mins
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:
Eli
Wallach
Roberts
Blossom
Guy
Paul
Jonathan
Bolt
Stu
Daly
Cokie
Roberts
William
F.
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.
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
Cokie
Roberts
William
F.
Walter
Cronkite
John
Chancellor
Phil
Donahue