Independent Lens Season 18, Episode 1 - Movie Intelligence

Independent Lens: Season 18, Episode 1
Best of Enemies

Documentary

Best of Enemies captures the legendary 1968 debates between two famed intellectuals and ideological opposites: leftist Gore Vidal and neoconservative William F. Buckley. Their televised sparring shaped a new era of public discourse in the media, marking the moment TV’s political ambition shifted from narrative to spectacle.

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Release Date: 1999-08-09
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

TMDb: 6.8/10

Country: US
Language: English
Runtime: 60

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The Witness — Episode 6 - The Witness

Birth of a Movement — Episode 7 - Birth of a Movement

Accidental Courtesy — Episode 8 - Accidental Courtesy

TOWER — Episode 9 - TOWER

The Bad Kids — Episode 10 - The Bad Kids

Ovarian Psycos — Episode 11 - Ovarian Psycos

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They Call Us Monsters — Episode 18 - They Call Us Monsters

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