Best of Enemies

Best of Enemies

Release date : July 31, 2015
Runtime : 1h 27m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Robert Gordon / Morgan Neville /
Production companies : Tremolo Productions / Media Ranch / Motto Pictures / Magnolia Pictures / Participant / ITVS / JustFilms / Ford Foundation /
Budget : $1,000,000.00
July 31, 2015 1h 27m United States of America Documentary English More
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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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  • title:Best of Enemies
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2015
  • Runtime:1h 27m
  • Genres: Documentary · History ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Robert Gordon / Morgan Neville /
  • Writers: Robert Gordon · Morgan Neville ·
  • Production companies: Tremolo Productions · Media Ranch · Motto Pictures · Magnolia Pictures · Participant · ITVS · JustFilms / Ford Foundation ·
  • Budget:$1,000,000.00
  • 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?"
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