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?"
Title:Best of Enemies
Year:2015
Genre:Documentary, History
Country:United States of America
Studio:Tremolo Productions, Media Ranch, Motto Pictures, Magnolia Pictures, Participant, ITVS, JustFilms / Ford Foundation
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)
Keyword:chicago, illinois, miami, florida, politics, intellectual, author, debate, archive footage, television network, 1960s
Release: Jul 31, 2015
Runtime: 87 minutes
IMDb: 7.17 / 10 by 138 users
Popularity: 0.6372
Budget: $1000000
Revenue: $0
Language: English
