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Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

Documentary • 2015 • 1 hr 27 min
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7.1
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7.6

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?"

Staring

Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley Jr., Kelsey Grammer, John Lithgow, Dick Cavett

Directed By

Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon

Written By

Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon

Attributes

Watch By Myself

Genre

DocumentaryHistory

Release Date

July 31, 2015

User Reviews

Harley Neiditz
Harley Neiditz
An electric look at two brilliant yet ideologically-opposed thinkers.
Dick Nixon
Dick Nixon
Witness the birth of modern punditry and despair!
Finnegan Cleary
Finnegan Cleary
An insightful look at two bombastic personalities colliding.
Alan John Gerstle
Alan John Gerstle
Doc about rivalry between Vidal (liberal) and Buckley (Conserv) whose debates became political theater. Enjoyed for their views & styles.
Connor
Connor
Niche subject but interesting regardless. Some background on the subject would help going in
Brandon O’Dell
Brandon O’Dell
A documentary that shows us a time when two intelligent people could talk about their opposing views of politics on TV in a mature way.
Bruno Valle
Bruno Valle
Amazing! It’s incredible to see the debate and all thats come together. A class of argumentation.
Ben Kavanaugh
Ben Kavanaugh
An illuminating and ultimately depressing movie about the moment US politics was taken over by the values of entertainment
Ryan Neitzey
Ryan Neitzey
Met the Editor of this Doc. She was nice.
Sydney Hackworth
Sydney Hackworth
A bit dry for the uninitiated, but very informative on the fusion of entertainment and political news coverage in America.

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334 (62%)
130 (24%)
7.1 – Based on 541 ratings
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Best Of Enemies - Official Trailer
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Best of Enemies Official Trailer 1 (2015) - Documentary HD

Cast & Crew

Morgan Neville
Morgan
Neville
Robert Gordon
Robert
Gordon
Gore Vidal
Gore
Vidal
William F. Buckley Jr.
William F. Buckley Jr.
Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey
Grammer
John Lithgow
John
Lithgow
Dick Cavett
Dick
Cavett
Christopher Hitchens
Christopher
Hitchens
Noam Chomsky
Noam
Chomsky
Morgan Neville
Morgan
Neville
Robert Gordon
Robert
Gordon

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