Genres
Documentary , Drama , History
Duration
58 min
Director
Muffie Meyer
Rating
Rating not available
Release Date
July 3, 1988
An Empire of Reason
Original title: An Empire of Reason
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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.
An Empire of Reason cast
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Cokie Roberts
Character:
Self - Host
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William F. Buckley Jr.
Character:
Self
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Walter Cronkite
Character:
Self
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John Chancellor
Character:
Self
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Phil Donahue
Character:
Self
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Robert MacNeil
Character:
Self
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Andrea Mitchell
Character:
Self
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Al Roker
Character:
Self
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Forrest Sawyer
Character:
Self
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Jamey Sheridan
Character:
Daniel Shays
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Ed Koch
Character:
Mayor of New York City, 1788
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James Rebhorn
Character:
Jesse Woodhull
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Mario Cuomo
Character:
Self
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Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Character:
Self
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François Giroday
Character:
Alexander Hamilton
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Christopher Curry
Character:
John Lansing, Jr.
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Nesbitt Blaisdell
Character:
Gov. George Clinton
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Sol Wachtler
Character:
John Jay
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Drew Snyder
Character:
Demonstrator
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Joseph Warren
Character:
Robert Yates
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John C. Vennema
Character:
Robert R. Livingston
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E.G. Marshall
Character:
Federalist Spokesman
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Rex Robbins
Character:
Isaac Roosevelt
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Edwin McDonough
Character:
Donahue Audience Member
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Richard Bright
Character:
Donahue Audience Member
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Richard Seff
Character:
Donahue Audience Member
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William Duell
Character:
Donahue Audience Member
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MacIntyre Dixon
Character:
Donahue Audience Member
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Patrick Clear
Character:
Donahue Audience Member
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Eli Wallach
Character:
Anti-Federalist Spokesman
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Roberts Blossom
Character:
Melancton Smith
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Guy Paul
Character:
Convention Secretary
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Jonathan Bolt
Character:
Anti-Federalist Delegate
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Stu Daly
Character:
Voice-over Announcer
