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A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation is a 1989 American feature film dramatizing the events of the 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".
Original Release
01/07/1989
US Release
01/07/1989
Cast
Name | Character |
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Craig Wasson | James Madison |
Michael McGuire | George Washington |
Morgan White | George Mason |
Bruce Newbold | Edmund Randolph |
Lael Woodbury | George Wythe |
Fredd Wayne | Benjamin Franklin |
James Walsh | James Wilson |
James Arrington | Gouverneur Morris |
J. Scott Bronson | Robert Morris |
Roderick Cook | Nathaniel Gorham |
Directors
Writers
James Arrington, Tim Slover, Thomas Lefler, Helene Holt
Cast
Name | Character |
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Craig Wasson | James Madison |
Michael McGuire | George Washington |
Morgan White | George Mason |
Bruce Newbold | Edmund Randolph |
Lael Woodbury | George Wythe |
Fredd Wayne | Benjamin Franklin |
James Walsh | James Wilson |
James Arrington | Gouverneur Morris |
J. Scott Bronson | Robert Morris |
Roderick Cook | Nathaniel Gorham |
Marvin Payne | Rufus King |
Steve Anderson | Elbridge Gerry |
Fred Laycock | Caleb Strong |
H.E.D. Redford | Roger Sherman |
Wayne Brennan | Oliver Ellsworth |
Derryl Yeager | Alexander Hamilton |
Max Golightly | Robert Yates |
James Byron Long | John Lansing |
Alan Stark | William Paterson |
K. Haybron Adams | David Brearly |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Peter N. Johnson | Producer |
Nicholas J. Gasdik | Producer |