BEST OF ENEMIES (2015)

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Best of Enemies
Buckley vs. Vidal. 2 Men. 10 Debates. Television Would Never Be the Same.
Documentary, History
July 31, 2015
English
1h 27m
United States
Tremolo Productions
$1,000,000
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?"
Cast & Characters
Crew
Robert Gordon
Director
Morgan Neville
Director
Robert Gordon
Writer
Morgan Neville
Writer
Jonathan Kirkscey
Original Music Composer
David Leonard
Director of Photography
Mark Schwartzbard
Director of Photography
Graham Willoughby
Director of Photography
Robert Gordon
Producer
Morgan Neville
Producer
Julie Goldman
Executive Producer