Best of Enemies

Name: Best of Enemies
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2015-07-31
Duration: 1 h 27 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley Jr., Kelsey Grammer, John Lithgow, Dick Cavett

2015·Movie·87 min·★ 7.2(147)

DocumentaryHistoryMore English titles

“Buckley vs. Vidal. 2 Men. 10 Debates. Television Would Never Be the Same.”

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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About Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies is a 2015 English-language documentary and history film directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville. The cast is led by Gore Vidal, William F. Buckley Jr., Kelsey Grammer. It has a runtime of 1h 27m. Viewers rate it 7.2/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV.

Best of Enemies was produced by Tremolo Productions, Media Ranch, and Motto Pictures and made in United States of America. It was released on July 31, 2015.

Director: Robert Gordon, Morgan Neville
Writers: Morgan Neville, Robert Gordon
Release date: July 31, 2015
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Budget: $1 million
Production: Tremolo Productions, Media Ranch, Motto Pictures

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Best of Enemies cast & crew

Best of Enemies was directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville and written by Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon.

The cast features Gore Vidal as Self, William F. Buckley Jr. as Self, Kelsey Grammer as Voice of William F. Buckley, John Lithgow as Voice of Gore Vidal, Dick Cavett as Self, and Christopher Hitchens as Self.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Jonathan Kirkscey, cinematography is by David Leonard, and it was produced by Morgan Neville and Julie Goldman.

Is Best of Enemies worth watching?

Best of Enemies holds an audience score of 7.2/10 from 147 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed documentary films.

At 1h 27m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy documentary and history, Best of Enemies is worth a place on your watchlist.

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