Best of Enemies
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?"
Year: 2015
Genre: Documentary, History
Studio: Tremolo Productions, Media Ranch, Motto Pictures, Magnolia Pictures, Participant, ITVS, JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Director: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
Cast: Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley Jr., Kelsey Grammer, John Lithgow, Dick Cavett, Christopher Hitchens
Crew: David Leonard (Director of Photography), Robert Gordon (Director), Morgan Neville (Director), Robert Gordon (Writer), Morgan Neville (Writer), Jonathan Kirkscey (Original Music Composer)
Runtime: 87 minutes
Release: Jul 31, 2015
IMDb: 7.20/10 by 136 users
Popularity: 5
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: 1
Revenue: 0
Keyword : chicago, illinois, miami, florida, politics, intellectual, author, debate, archive footage, television network, 1960s
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