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Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal

Original title: Best of Enemies
  • 2015
  • R
  • 1h 27m
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7.6/10
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Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley in Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
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A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.A documentary on the series of televised debates in 1968 between liberal Gore Vidal and conservative William F. Buckley.

  • Directors
    • Robert Gordon
    • Morgan Neville
  • Writers
    • Robert Gordon
    • Tom Graves
    • Morgan Neville
  • Stars
    • Gore Vidal
    • William F. Buckley
    • Dick Cavett
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    6.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Robert Gordon
      • Morgan Neville
    • Writers
      • Robert Gordon
      • Tom Graves
      • Morgan Neville
    • Stars
      • Gore Vidal
      • William F. Buckley
      • Dick Cavett
    • 35User reviews
    • 98Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 27 nominations

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    Best of Enemies Trailer #1
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    Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley in Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
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    Robert Gordon in Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
    Morgan Neville in Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
    Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley in Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
    Morgan Neville at an event for Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
    Robert Gordon at an event for Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
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    Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley in Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)
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    William F. Buckley in Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (2015)

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    Gore Vidal
    Gore Vidal
    • Self - Debater
    • (archive footage)
    William F. Buckley
    William F. Buckley
    • Self - Debater
    • (archive footage)
    Dick Cavett
    Dick Cavett
    • Self - Talk Show Host
    Noam Chomsky
    Noam Chomsky
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Todd Gitlin
    Todd Gitlin
    • Self - Media Studies, Columbia University
    Brooke Gladstone
    • Self - Host, NPR's On the Media
    Richard Wald
    • Self - Former President, NBC News
    William Sheehan
    • Self - Former President, ABC News
    Frank Rich
    Frank Rich
    • Self - Writer, New York Magazine
    Sam Tanenhaus
    • Self - Biographer, William F. Buckley Jr.
    Patricia Buckley
    • Self - Buckley's Wife
    • (archive footage)
    Lee Edwards
    • Self - Historian, The Heritage Foundation
    Reid Buckley
    • Self - Buckley's Brother
    Linda Bridges
    • Self - Buckley's Personal Assistant
    Fred Kaplan
    • Self - Author, Gore Vidal: A Biography
    Matt Tyrnauer
    Matt Tyrnauer
    • Self - Vidal's Editor & Friend
    Sam Donaldson
    Sam Donaldson
    • Self - Correspondent, ABC News
    • (archive footage)
    Howard K. Smith
    Howard K. Smith
    • Self - Anchor, ABC News
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Robert Gordon
      • Morgan Neville
    • Writers
      • Robert Gordon
      • Tom Graves
      • Morgan Neville
    • All cast & crew
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film-makers shot an interview with Gore Vidal, but ultimately decided not to use it, so he only appears in archive footage.
    • Quotes

      Richard Wald: ABC was the third of the three networks. It would've been fourth, but there were only three.

    • Crazy credits
      There is a short scene after the credits showing footage of an interview with Buckley.
    • Connections
      Edited into Independent Lens: Best of Enemies (2016)

    User reviews35

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    9/10
    When TV talking heads were educated and well spoken
    Best of Enemies An awesome documentary which looks at the debates and personal rivalry between conservative, pretentious talking head pundit William F. Buckley Jr., and liberal antagonistic Gore Vidal in the tumultuous year of 1968. Very well done documentary. I wish they had showed more of the actual discussions and a little less of the media hype surrounding this great feud between two geniuses who just happened to have completely different views regarding nearly everything political. There should be debates like this today between learned and interesting pundits instead of the brainless, media grabbing news whores we have today on almost every news channel, and I use the word "news" sparingly when referring to the likes of FOX and MSNBC. It's interesting to note that although there were some radically different things going on in 1968...one could easily compare the premise of the two ideologies today in 2016. Definitely worth the watch.
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    • MarkSeanOrr
    • Dec 27, 2015

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Tremolo Productions (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Best of Enemies
    • Production companies
      • Media Ranch
      • Motto Pictures
      • Tremolo Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $892,802
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $50,378
      • Aug 2, 2015
    • Gross worldwide
      • $892,802
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 27 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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