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Summary

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?"

Details

Release Date: July 31, 2015

Runtime: 87 minutes

Genres: Documentary, History

Rating: 7.2/10 (141 votes)


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Cast

  • William F. Buckley Jr.

    William F. Buckley Jr.

    Self

  • Kelsey Grammer

    Kelsey Grammer

    Voice of William F. Buckley

  • John Lithgow

    John Lithgow

    Voice of Gore Vidal

  • Dick Cavett

    Dick Cavett

    Self

  • Christopher Hitchens

    Christopher Hitchens

    Self

  • Noam Chomsky

    Noam Chomsky

    Self (archival)

  • Andrew Sullivan

    Andrew Sullivan

    Self

  • Paul Newman

    Paul Newman

    Self (archival)

  • Muhammad Ali

    Muhammad Ali

    Self (archival)

  • Sam Donaldson

    Sam Donaldson

    Self (archival)

  • Norman Mailer

    Norman Mailer

    Self (archival)

  • Godfrey Cambridge

    Godfrey Cambridge

    Self (archival)

  • John McWhorter

    John McWhorter

    Self

  • Richard J. Daley

    Richard J. Daley

    Self (archival)