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An Empire of Reason (1988) [N/A]

Release Date:
July 3, 1988

Original Title:
An Empire of Reason

Genres:
Documentary | Drama | History

Production Companies:
Middlemarch Films

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 58

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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.

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Production

Additional Editing:
Lawrence Silk

Additional Photography:
Robert Achs
James McCalmont

Art Direction:
John Wright Stevens

Assistant Art Director:
Margaret Peckham

Assistant Director:
Brenda Goodman
Kyle McCarthy
Terry Benes

Associate Producer:
Lynn Piasecki

Casting Assistant:
Eve Battaglia

Casting Director:
Barbara Shapiro

Co-Producer:
Amy Kaufman

Costume Designer:
Mary Jane McCarty

Director:
Ellen Giffard
Muffie Meyer

Director of Photography:
Ed Marritz

Editor:
Alison Ellwood

Executive Producer:
Nicole A. Gordon

Extras Casting:
Judy Claman

Makeup & Hair:
Jo-ann Dumm

Original Music Composer:
Arnold Black

Producer:
Muffie Meyer
Ellen Giffard

Set Decoration:
Jeanette Oleksa

Set Dresser:
Michael Zande

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Susan Douglas

Writer:
Ronald Blumer

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