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A More Perfect Union: America Becomes a Nation (1989)
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(Credited 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 Dickison |
| Roderick Cook | ... | Nathaniel Gorham |
| Derryl Yeager | ... | Alexander Hamilton |
| James Arrington | ... | Gouverneur Morris |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| 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 |
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A More Perfect Union examines the creation of the US Constitution from the perspective of chief author, James Madison. Beginning with trade war problems between states and Shay's Rebellion in Massachusetts, the film follows Federalist Madison's desperate attempts to enlist the aid and involvement of George Washington, the battles with states rights (anti-Federalist) advocates such as Roger Sherman and John Dickinson, his efforts to make both the Senate and the House elected by proportional representation, and his ultimate acceptance of the compromises which ultimately made the Constitution palatable to enough states to be ratified by 1788. For those unfamiliar with the history of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, this is an excellent way to be introduced to the politics and personalities that created the Constitution. Highly recommended for the classroom and the home.