An Empire of Reason (1988)

0h 58m · 3 Jul 1988

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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.

Movie ID	119525
Genre	Documentary, Drama, History
Director	Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer
Main cast	Cokie Roberts, William F. Buckley Jr., Walter Cronkite, John Chancellor, Phil Donahue, Robert MacNeil, Andrea Mitchell, Al Roker
Release date	3 July 1988
Release year	1988
Language	English
Duration	58 min (0h 58m)
Rating	–
Production house	Middlemarch Films