Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

7.2 | 2015-07-31 | Documentary History

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?"

Featured 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

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