

Best of Enemies
7.2|2015|1h 27m| EN
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?"
Genres: Documentary, History
Director: Robert Gordon
Votes: 137

Tremolo Productions
Media Ranch

Motto Pictures

Magnolia Pictures

Participant

ITVS

JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Main Actors:

Gore Vidal
Writing

William F. Buckley Jr.
Acting

Kelsey Grammer
Acting

John Lithgow
Acting

Dick Cavett
Acting
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