fiction.wikisort.org - MovieA More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation is a 1989 American feature film dramatizing the events of the 1787 Constitutional Convention. The film was produced by Brigham Young University to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the drafting of the United States Constitution, and many professors from BYU's School of Fine Arts and Communications were involved in its production either as actors or in other capacities. After its release, the film was officially recognized by the Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution as "of exceptional merit".[1]
1989 American film
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Directed by | Peter N. Johnson |
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Screenplay by | Tim Slover |
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Produced by | Peter N. Johnson Nicholas J. Gasdik |
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Edited by | Peter G. Czerny |
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Music by | Kurt Bestor |
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Production company | Brigham Young University |
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Release date | 1989 |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
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Country | United States |
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Language | English |
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Plot summary
The film depicts events surrounding creation of the United States Constitution, and is focused mainly on James Madison, who wrote most of that document and took extensive notes during the convention's discussions and proceedings.[2]
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 Roger Sherman and John Dickinson. Madison was in favor of a bicameral congress, but envisioned both houses being elected according to proportional representation. In this he was opposed by the States Rights Advocates, and he eventually accepted the compromises necessary to address their concerns. The film highlights the basis for these compromises.
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 Independence Hall in Philadelphia, in Williamsburg, Virginia, and at other historical sites. Much of the film is shot from the viewpoint of James Madison, with the script being based primarily on his writings. These include the copious minutes he took during the Constitutional Convention, which were published as Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787.
See also
- Founding Fathers of the United States
- List of films about the American Revolution
References
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- President of Pennsylvania (1785–1788)
- Ambassador to France (1779–1785)
- Second Continental Congress (1775–1776)
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Founding of the United States |
- Join, or Die. (1754 political cartoon)
- Albany Plan of Union
- Hutchinson Letters Affair
- Committee of Secret Correspondence
- Committee of Five
- Declaration of Independence
- Model Treaty
- Franco-American alliance
- Treaty of Amity and Commerce
- Treaty of Alliance
- Staten Island Peace Conference
- 1776 Pennsylvania Constitution
- Libertas Americana
- Treaty of Paris, 1783
- Delegate, 1787 Constitutional Convention
- Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly
- Postmaster General
- Founding Fathers
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Inventions, other events |
- Franklin's electrostatic machine
- Bifocals
- Franklin stove
- Glass armonica
- Gulf Stream exploration, naming, and chart
- Lightning rod
- Kite experiment
- Pay it forward
- Associators
- Junto club
- American Philosophical Society
- Library Company of Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Hospital
- Academy and College of Philadelphia
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Contributionship
- Union Fire Company
- Early American currency
- Continental Currency dollar coin
- Fugio cent
- United States Postal Service
- Street lighting
- President, Pennsylvania Abolition Society
- Master, Les Neuf Sœurs
- Gravesite
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Writings |
- The Papers of Benjamin Franklin
- Founders Online
- Silence Dogood letters (1722)
- A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain (1725)
- The Busy-Body columns (1729)
- The Pennsylvania Gazette (1729–1790)
- Early American publishers and printers
- Poor Richard's Almanack (1732–1758)
- The Drinker's Dictionary (1737)
- "Advice to a Friend on Choosing a Mistress" (1745)
- "The Speech of Polly Baker" (1747)
- Observations Concerning the Increase of Mankind, Peopling of Countries, etc. (1751)
- Experiments and Observations on Electricity (1751)
- Birch letters (1755)
- The Way to Wealth (1758)
- Pennsylvania Chronicle (1767)
- Rules by Which a Great Empire May Be Reduced to a Small One (1773)
- Proposed alliance with the Iroquois (1775)
- A Letter to a Royal Academy (1781)
- Remarks Concerning the Savages of North America (1784)
- "The Morals of Chess" (1786)
- An Address to the Public (1789)
- A Plan for Improving the Condition of the Free Blacks (1789)
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1771–1790, pub. 1791)
- Bagatelles and Satires (pub. 1845)
- Franklin as a journalist
- Franklin's phonetic alphabet
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Legacy | |
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Related |
- Age of Enlightenment
- American Enlightenment
- The New-England Courant
- The American Museum magazine
- American Revolution
- Syng inkstand
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Family |
- Deborah Read (wife)
- William Franklin (son)
- Francis Franklin (son)
- Sarah Franklin Bache (daughter)
- William Franklin (grandson)
- Benjamin F. Bache (grandson)
- Louis F. Bache (grandson)
- Richard Bache Jr. (grandson)
- Andrew Harwood (great-grandson)
- Alexander Bache (great-grandson)
- Josiah Franklin (father)
- James Franklin (brother)
- Jane Mecom (sister)
- Mary Morrell Folger (grandmother)
- Peter Folger (grandfather)
- Richard Bache (son-in-law)
- Ann Smith Franklin (sister-in-law)
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Gouverneur Morris |
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- United States Senator, New York, 1800–1803
- Ministers to the Court of Versailles, 1792–1794
- Second Continental Congress, 1778–1779
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United States Founding events |
- Signed, Articles of Confederation
- New York Constitution (1777)
- Wrote, Preamble to the United States Constitution
- Co-wrote, signed, United States Constitution
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Namesakes | |
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Related |
- Founding Fathers
- Gouverneur Morris, Jr. (son)
- Lewis Morris (father)
- Lewis Morris (brother)
- Staats Long Morris (brother)
- Richard Morris (brother)
- Lewis Morris (grandfather)
- A More Perfect Union (1989 film)
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