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National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies

National Theatre Live: Best of Enemies (2023)

2h 15m | PG-13

⭐ 9 / 10

In 1968 America, as two men fight to become the next president, all eyes are on the battle between two others: the cunningly conservative William F. Buckley Jr., and the unruly liberal Gore Vidal. During a new nightly television format, they debate the moral landscape of a shattered nation.

Director: Jeremy Herrin

Studio: National Theatre

Genre: Drama, History, Comedy

Video: 720p

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Cast

Zachary Quinto

Zachary Quinto

as Gore Vidal

David Harewood

David Harewood

as William F. Buckley, Jr.

Emilio Doorgasingh

Emilio Doorgasingh

as William Sheehan / Chet Huntley / Howard Austen

Clare Foster

Clare Foster

as Patricia Buckley

Tom Godwin

Tom Godwin

as Frank Meyer / Andy Warhol / Bobby Kennedy / More...

John Hodgkinson

John Hodgkinson

as Howard K Smith / Mayor Daley