A More Perfect Union (film)
A More Perfect Union | |
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Directed by | Peter N. Johnson |
Screenplay by | Tim Slover |
Produced by | Peter N. Johnson Nicholas J. Gasdik |
Edited by | Peter G. Czerny |
Music by | Kurt Bestor |
Production company | |
Release date | 1989 |
Running time | 112 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation is a 1989 American feature film dramatizing the events of the 1787
Plot summary
The film depicts events surrounding creation of the
The period immediately following the American Revolutionary War was marked by intense political unrest, owing to huge debts, the interruption of trade and business, shortages of labor, and personal turmoils, all created by the War. It soon became evident that the Articles of Confederation were insufficient to address the country's needs. A movement soon emerged to upgrade or replace the Articles, and Madison was foremost in the movement. However, he needed the support of George Washington, and needed to show that a new government would be sufficient to address such challenges as Shays' Rebellion and the growing trade problems between the independent States.
Madison was strongly opposed by those who feared a strong central government, people known either as States Rights Advocates or as Anti-Federalists, such as
The film also depicts the convention delegates' debate about the slave trade.
Cast
- Craig Wasson ... James Madison
- Michael McGuire ... George Washington
- Fredd Wayne ... Benjamin Franklin
- Morgan White ... George Mason
- Douglas Seale ... Lord Carmarthen
- Bruce Newbold ... Edmund Randolph
- James Walsh ... James Wilson (as James Walch)
- Ivan Crosland ... John Adams
- H.E.D. Redford ... Roger Sherman
- Jesse Bennett ... John Dickinson
- Roderick Cook ... Nathaniel Gorham
- Derryl Yeager ... Alexander Hamilton
- James Arrington ... Gouverneur Morris
- Steve Anderson ... Elbridge Gerry
- Dick Cheatham ... Williams
- Richard Dutcher ... Charles Pinckney
- Bruce Eaton ... Richard Henry Lee
- Vince O'Neil ... John Langdon
- Marvin Payne ... Rufus King
- Scott Wilkinson ... Thomas Jefferson
- Lael Woodbury ... George Wythe
- Scott Bronson ... Robert Morris
- Fred Laycock ... Caleb Strong
- Wayne Brennan ... Oliver Ellsworth
- Dave Blackwell ... Robert Livingston
Production notes
The movie was filmed on location at
See also
References
- ^ "A More Perfect Union - Education Package". National Center for Constitutional Studies. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ^ "A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation". IMDb. Retrieved 11 October 2013.