Best of Enemies (2015)
Buckley vs. Vidal. 2 Men. 10 Debates. Television Would Never Be the Same.
2015 · 1h 27m · Documentary, History
Genres: Documentary, History
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.
Director: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
Writers: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
Music by: Jonathan Kirkscey
Cinematography: David Leonard, Mark Schwartzbard
Editor: Aaron Wickenden, Eileen Meyer
Budget: $1M · Rated 7.2/10 by 147 viewers
Cast
Gore Vidal as SelfWilliam F. Buckley Jr. as SelfKelsey Grammer as Voice of William F. BuckleyJohn Lithgow as Voice of Gore VidalDick Cavett as SelfChristopher Hitchens as SelfNoam Chomsky as Self (archival)Reid Buckley as SelfAndrew Sullivan as SelfTodd Gitlin as SelfBrooke Gladstone as SelfPaul Newman as Self (archival)More like this
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