Best of Enemies (2015)
Overview
A documentary about the legendary series of nationally televised debates in 1968 between two great public intellectuals, the liberal Gore Vidal and the conservative William F. Buckley Jr. Intended as commentary on the issues of their day, these vitriolic and explosive encounters came to define the modern era of public discourse in the media, marking the big bang moment of our contemporary media landscape when spectacle trumped content and argument replaced substance. Best of Enemies delves into the entangled biographies of these two great thinkers, and luxuriates in the language and the theater of their debates, begging the question, "What has television done to the way we discuss politics in our democracy today?"
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Additional Info
Budget | $1,000,000.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 5.876 |
Directed By
Robert Gordon
Morgan Neville
Crew
David Leonard
Robert Gordon
Morgan Neville
Morgan Neville
Robert Gordon
Aaron Wickenden
Mark Schwartzbard
Jonathan Kirkscey
Graham Willoughby
Pete Horner
Morgan Neville
Julie Goldman
Robert Gordon
Eileen Meyer
TOP CAST
Gore Vidal
Self
Kelsey Grammer
Self
John Lithgow
Self
Dick Cavett
Self
Christopher Hitchens
Self
Noam Chomsky
Self