Best of Enemies2015
About
- Runtime
- 1 hour 27 minutes
- Language
- English
- Tagline
- Buckley vs. Vidal. 2 Men. 10 Debates. Television Would Never Be the Same.
- Overview
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?"
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Released
- July 31, 2015
- Budget
- $1,000,000
- Production
- Tremolo Productions
- Media Ranch
- Motto Pictures
- Magnolia Pictures
- Participant
- ITVS
- Ford Foundation / JustFilms
Credits
Directing
- Robert GordonDirector
- Morgan NevilleDirector
Writing
- Morgan NevilleWriter
- Robert GordonWriter
Camera
- David LeonardDirector of Photography
- Mark SchwartzbardDirector of Photography
- Graham WilloughbyDirector of Photography
Editing
- Aaron WickendenEditor
- Eileen MeyerEditor
Production
- Morgan NevilleProducer
- Julie GoldmanExecutive Producer
- Robert GordonProducer
Sound
- Jonathan KirksceyOriginal Music Composer
- Pete HornerSupervising Sound Editor
Trailers
Posters
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