An Empire of Reason [1292680] Released: 1988-07-03 Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 Profit: $0 Runtime: 58 mins Popularity: 0.1885 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 Yor James RebhornJesse Woodhull Mario CuomoSelf Charlayne Hunter-GaultSelf François GirodayAlexander Hamilt Christopher CurryJohn Lansing, Jr Nesbitt BlaisdellGov. George Clin Sol WachtlerJohn Jay Drew SnyderDemonstrator Joseph WarrenRobert Yates John C. VennemaRobert R. Living E.G. MarshallFederalist Spoke Rex RobbinsIsaac Roosevelt Edwin McDonoughDonahue Audience Richard BrightDonahue Audience Richard SeffDonahue Audience William DuellDonahue Audience MacIntyre DixonDonahue Audience Patrick ClearDonahue Audience Eli WallachAnti-Federalist Roberts BlossomMelancton Smith Guy PaulConvention Secre Jonathan BoltAnti-Federalist Stu DalyVoice-over Annou Hompage: https://middlemarch.com/film/an-empire-of-reason/ Trailers Clip - Empire of Reason1 Clip - Empire of Reason 2 An Empire of Reason