
Best of Enemies
Documentary · History
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?"
Top Cast


Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
Self
Gore Vidal
Self


William F. Buckley Jr.
William F. Buckley Jr.
Self
William F. Buckley Jr.
Self


Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer
Voice of William F. Buckley
Kelsey Grammer
Voice of William F. Buckley


John Lithgow
John Lithgow
Voice of Gore Vidal
John Lithgow
Voice of Gore Vidal


Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett
Self
Dick Cavett
Self


Christopher Hitchens
Christopher Hitchens
Self
Christopher Hitchens
Self


Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky
Self (archival)
Noam Chomsky
Self (archival)
Reid Buckley
Reid Buckley
Self
Reid Buckley
Self


Andrew Sullivan
Andrew Sullivan
Self
Andrew Sullivan
Self
Todd Gitlin
Todd Gitlin
Self
Todd Gitlin
Self
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