Best of Enemies (2015)
Best of Enemies (2015)
Buckley vs. Vidal. 2 Men. 10 Debates. Television Would Never Be the Same.
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?"

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Gore Vidal Gore Vidal As: Self
William F. Buckley Jr. William F. Buckley Jr. As: Self
Kelsey Grammer Kelsey Grammer As: Self
John Lithgow John Lithgow As: Self
Dick Cavett Dick Cavett As: Self
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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?"


Tagline: Buckley vs. Vidal. 2 Men. 10 Debates. Television Would Never Be the Same.
Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Documentary, History

Language: English

Release Date: 31 July 2015

Country: US

Runtime: 87m

Company Credits

Company: Tremolo Productions, Media Ranch, Motto Pictures, Magnolia Pictures, Participant, ITVS, JustFilms / Ford Foundation

Budget: $1,000,000

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Production Crew

Morgan Neville

Morgan Neville

Producer

Julie Goldman

Julie Goldman

Executive Producer

Robert Gordon

Robert Gordon

Producer

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Sound

Jonathan Kirkscey

Jonathan Kirkscey

Original Music Composer

Pete Horner

Pete Horner

Supervising Sound Editor

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Camera

David Leonard

David Leonard

Director of Photography

Mark Schwartzbard

Mark Schwartzbard

Director of Photography

Graham Willoughby

Graham Willoughby

Director of Photography

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