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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?"
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 2015-07-31
- video_camera_front Companies Tremolo Productions, Media Ranch, Motto Pictures, Magnolia Pictures, Participant, ITVS, JustFilms / Ford Foundation
- timer Runtime: 87 Mins
- star Rating: 7.2 / 10
- favorite Likes: 134 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt3518012
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Gore Vidal
Self
William F. Buckley Jr.
Self
Kelsey Grammer
Self
John Lithgow
Self
Dick Cavett
Self
Christopher Hitchens
Self
Noam Chomsky
Self
groups Crew
David Leonard
Director of Photography
Robert Gordon
Director
Morgan Neville
Director
Morgan Neville
Writer
Robert Gordon
Writer
Aaron Wickenden
Editor
Mark Schwartzbard
Director of Photography
Jonathan Kirkscey
Original Music Composer
Graham Willoughby
Director of Photography
Pete Horner
Supervising Sound Editor
Morgan Neville
Producer
Julie Goldman
Executive Producer
Robert Gordon
Producer
Eileen Meyer
Editor
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