An Empire of Reason [1292680] Released: 1988-07-03 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 58 mins Popularity: 0.8369 Vote Average: 0 Vote Count: 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. Cast [34] Cokie RobertsSelf - Host William F. Buckley Jr.Self Walter CronkiteSelf John ChancellorSelf Phil DonahueSelf Robert MacNeilSelf Andrea MitchellSelf Al RokerSelf Forrest SawyerSelf Jamey SheridanDaniel Shays Ed KochMayor of New York Ci James RebhornJesse Woodhull Mario CuomoSelf Charlayne Hunter-GaultSelf François GirodayAlexander Hamilton Christopher CurryJohn Lansing, Jr. Nesbitt BlaisdellGov. George Clinton Sol WachtlerJohn Jay Drew SnyderDemonstrator Joseph WarrenRobert Yates John C. VennemaRobert R. Livingston E.G. MarshallFederalist Spokesman Rex RobbinsIsaac Roosevelt Edwin McDonoughDonahue Audience Mem Richard BrightDonahue Audience Mem Richard SeffDonahue Audience Mem William DuellDonahue Audience Mem MacIntyre DixonDonahue Audience Mem Patrick ClearDonahue Audience Mem Eli WallachAnti-Federalist Spok Roberts BlossomMelancton Smith Guy PaulConvention Secretary Jonathan BoltAnti-Federalist Dele Stu DalyVoice-over Announcer Hompage: https://middlemarch.com/film/an-empire-of-reason/ Trailers Clip - Empire of Reason1 Clip - Empire of Reason 2 An Empire of Reason