An Empire of Reason

An Empire of Reason (1988)

Released: 1988-07-03 Duration: 58min
Rating 0.0

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Middlemarch Films
Middlemarch Films

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 0.946

Directed By

Ellen Giffard

Muffie Meyer

Crew

Director
Ellen Giffard
Original Music Composer
Arnold Black
Associate Producer
Lynn Piasecki
Producer
Ellen Giffard
Producer
Muffie Meyer
Director
Muffie Meyer
Art Direction
John Wright Stevens
Director of Photography
Ed Marritz
Set Dresser
Michael Zande
Executive Producer
Nicole A. Gordon
Assistant Director
Brenda Goodman
Assistant Director
Kyle McCarthy
Set Decoration
Jeanette Oleksa
Costume Designer
Mary Jane McCarty
Assistant Director
Terry Benes
Makeup & Hair
Jo-ann Dumm
Co-Producer
Amy J. Kaufman
Additional Photography
Robert Achs
Casting Assistant
Eve Battaglia
Wardrobe Supervisor
Susan Douglas
Extras Casting
Judy Claman
Casting Director
Barbara Shapiro
Additional Editing
Lawrence Silk
Assistant Art Director
Margaret Peckham
Additional Photography
James McCalmont

TOP CAST

Cokie Roberts
Cokie Roberts

Self - Host

Al Roker
Al Roker

Self

Jamey Sheridan
Jamey Sheridan

Daniel Shays

Ed Koch
Ed Koch

Mayor of New York City, 1788

James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn

Jesse Woodhull

François Giroday
François Giroday

Alexander Hamilton

Christopher Curry
Christopher Curry

John Lansing, Jr.

Nesbitt Blaisdell
Nesbitt Blaisdell

Gov. George Clinton

Sol Wachtler
Sol Wachtler

John Jay

Drew Snyder
Drew Snyder

Demonstrator

Joseph Warren
Joseph Warren

Robert Yates

John C. Vennema
John C. Vennema

Robert R. Livingston

E.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall

Federalist Spokesman

Rex Robbins
Rex Robbins

Isaac Roosevelt

Edwin McDonough
Edwin McDonough

Donahue Audience Member

Richard Bright
Richard Bright

Donahue Audience Member

Richard Seff
Richard Seff

Donahue Audience Member

William Duell
William Duell

Donahue Audience Member

MacIntyre Dixon
MacIntyre Dixon

Donahue Audience Member

Patrick Clear
Patrick Clear

Donahue Audience Member

Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach

Anti-Federalist Spokesman

Roberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom

Melancton Smith

Guy Paul
Guy Paul

Convention Secretary

Jonathan Bolt
Jonathan Bolt

Anti-Federalist Delegate

Stu Daly
Stu Daly

Voice-over Announcer

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