Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No (1983)

Directed by

Gary Conklin

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 39m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows writer and activist Gore Vidal during his 1982 campaign for the U.S. Senate against Jerry Brown. It captures his speeches, interviews, and interactions on the road as a political outsider.

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What happens

Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No (1983) is a documentary film directed, produced, and edited by Gary Conklin. The film follows famed American writer and political gadfly Gore Vidal in his quixotic campaign against incumbent California Governor Jerry Brown for the Democratic nomination for the United States Senate in 1982. Vidal and State Sen. Paul B. Carpenter each won the support of 15.1% of voters in the primary election, but were easily outdistanced by Brown, who racked up 50.7% of the vote. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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