A More Perfect Union (1989)

  • NR
  • 01/07/1989 (US)
  • History, Drama
  • 1h 51m

America Becomes a Nation

Overview

Become an eyewitness to the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This stirring 2-hour film will bring the Founding Fathers to life as you witness the struggles and the miracles that produced the Constitution of the United States and the freest nation on earth. Filmed on location at Independence Hall; Williamsburg, Virginia; and other historical sites, it dramatically chronicles how America became a nation. It is exciting drama of the best kind-fact, rather than fiction. "It brings the history books to life," writes one reviewer. "Dramatically moving, and visually handsome," says another. Officially recognized by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, who cited the film as being "of exceptional merit."

Tim Slover

Screenplay

Peter N. Johnson

Director

Cast

Craig Wasson's headshot

Craig Wasson

James Madison
Michael McGuire's headshot

Michael McGuire

George Washington
Morgan White's headshot

Morgan White

George Mason
Bruce Newbold's headshot

Bruce Newbold

Edmund Randolph
Lael Woodbury's headshot

Lael Woodbury

George Wythe
Fredd Wayne's headshot

Fredd Wayne

Benjamin Franklin
James Walsh's headshot

James Walsh

James Wilson
James Arrington's headshot

James Arrington

Gouverneur Morris

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