A More Perfect Union

A More Perfect Union

111 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 7, 1989

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."

A More Perfect Union

111 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 7, 1989

A More Perfect Union
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."
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers
Original title A More Perfect Union
Directors Peter N. Johnson
Writers Tim Slover, Thomas Lefler

Cast

Craig Wasson

as James Madison

Michael McGuire

as George Washington

Morgan White

as George Mason

Bruce Newbold

as Edmund Randolph

Lael Woodbury

as George Wythe

Fredd Wayne

as Benjamin Franklin

James Walsh

as James Wilson

James Arrington

as Gouverneur Morris

J. Scott Bronson

as Robert Morris