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Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

Buckley vs. Vidal. 2 Men. 10 Debates. Television Would Never Be the Same.
Jul 31, 20151h 27minUS
7.2
138 votes

Synopsis

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?"

TitleBest of Enemies
RealesedJul 31, 2015
WriterN/A
DirectorRobert Gordon & Morgan Neville
CountryUnited States of America
CompaniesTremolo Productions
Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

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William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr.

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Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

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John Lithgow

John Lithgow

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Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

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Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens

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Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Self
Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies
Best of Enemies