Best of Enemies (2015)

Directed by

Morgan Neville

Genre

documentary film, historical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 147 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary covers the televised debates between conservative William F. Buckley Jr. and liberal Gore Vidal during the 1968 presidential election. It shows how their confrontations influenced political media.

intellectualtenseretrospectivearchival-richthought-provokingfast-pacedwittyconfrontational

What happens

Best of Enemies is a 2015 American documentary film co-directed by Robert Gordon and Morgan Neville about the televised debates between William F. Buckley Jr. and intellectual Gore Vidal during the 1968 United States presidential election. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. It was acquired by Magnolia and Participant Media. The film took five years to make because of struggles to secure funding, get interviews, and uncover archival footage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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