| Note |
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player. |
|
Closed-captioned. |
|
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
|
Title from title frames. |
|
Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
| Performers |
Host: Cokie Roberts ; Francois Giroday (Alexander Hamilton), Nesbitt Blaisdell (Governor George Clinton), Jamey Sheridan (Daniel Shays), Sol Wachtler (John Jay), Edward I. Koch (Mayor, New York City). |
| Credits |
Co-producer, Amy Kaufman ; director of photography, Edward Marritz ; editor, Alison Ellwood ; music, Arnold Black ; historical consultants, Richard Berstein et al. |
| Note |
Originally produced by: New York Bar Foundation/Middlemarch Films, Inc., c1998. |
|
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 1, 2015). |
| Summary |
Docudrama recreating the ratification debates on the U.S. Constitution as if they were being covered by today's television news. Highlights the New York convention in July, 1788. |
| Subject |
United States. Constitutional Convention (1787) -- Drama.
|
|
Constitutional conventions -- United States -- Drama.
|
|
Constitutional history -- United States -- Drama.
|
|
United States -- History -- Confederation, 1783-1789 -- Drama.
|
|
New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865 -- Drama.
|
| Local Subj. |
Docuseek Video Collection.
|
| Alt Author |
Hovde, Ellen, film producer, film director.
|
|
Meyer, Muffie, film producer, film director.
|
|
Blumer, Ronald H., screenwriter.
|
|
Roberts, Cokie, host.
|
|
Giroday, François, 1952- actor.
|
|
Blaisdell, Nesbitt, 1928- actor.
|
|
Sheridan, Jamey, actor.
|
|
Wachtler, Sol, actor.
|
|
Koch, Ed, 1924-2013.
|
|
New York Bar Foundation.
|
|
Middlemarch Films.
|
|
Icarus Films.
|
| Standard # |
if-emp Docuseek2 |
|
