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Best of Enemies

Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: July 31, 2015

Summary: In the summer of 1968, television news changed forever. Dead last in the ratings, ABC hired two towering public intellectuals to debate each other during the Democratic and Republican national conventions. William F. Buckley Jr. was a leading light of the new conservative movement. A Democrat and cousin to Jackie Onassis, Gore Vidal was a leftist novelist and polemicist. Armed with deep-seated distrust and enmity, Vidal and Buckley believed each other’s political ideologies were dangerous for America. Like rounds in a heavyweight battle, they pummeled out policy and personal insult—their explosive exchanges devolving into vitriolic name-calling. Live and unscripted, they kept viewers riveted. Ratings for ABC News skyrocketed. And a new era in public discourse was born. [Magnolia Pictures]

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Runtime:	87 min
Rating:	Not Rated
Official Site:	http://www.magpictures.com/bestofenemies/
Production:	Tremolo Productions
Genres:	History, Documentary, News
Country:	USA
Language:	English
Home Release Date:	Nov 3, 2015

Director	Credit
Morgan Neville	Director
Robert Gordon	Director

Writer	Credit
Morgan Neville	Writer
Robert Gordon	Writer

Principal Cast	Credit
Dick Cavett	Himself
Gore Vidal	Himself
Noam Chomsky	Himself
William F. Buckley	Himself

Cast	Credit
Brooke Gladstone	Herself
Christopher Hitchens	Himself
Dick Cavett	Himself
Ginia Bellafante	Herself
Gore Vidal	Himself
John Lithgow	Himself
Kelsey Grammer	William F. Buckley
Matt Tyrnauer	Himself
Noam Chomsky	Himself
Sam Tanenhaus	Himself

Producer	Credit
Caryn Capotosto	Co-Producer
Clif Phillips	Executive Producer
Eileen Meyer	Associate Producer
Julie Goldman	Executive Producer
Morgan Neville	Producer
Robert Gordon	Producer