Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

31/7/2015 1h 27m 7.2/10

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?"

Director

Robert Gordon

Top Billed Cast

John Lithgow

John Lithgow

Voice of Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Gore Vidal

Self

Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Voice of William F. Buckley

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Self

Christopher Hitchens

Christopher Hitchens

Self

William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr.

Self

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